Title

Clarke’s speech on European monetary union

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

10 Feb 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:50

Description

Brian Ging reports on Chancellor Kenneth Clarke’s speech on European monetary union and single currency, including his claim that monetary union does not have to come with political union. Includes excerpt of the speech; negative responses from Lord Norman Tebbit and Conservative MP Bill Cash MP and positive views of Peter Temple-Morris MP; Kenneth Clarke on unity of views of Major and himself; and vox pop with Londoners on single currency.

Contributors

Norman Tebbit; Kenneth Clarke; Brian Ging; Peter Temple-Morris

Keywords

Politics; Economics; UK; Conservative Party; European union; Political parties; Sovereignty; Currencies; Single currency (Europe); Chancellors; Kenneth Clarke

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