Nicholas Ridley on successful Channel tunnel scheme
- Title
- Nicholas Ridley on successful Channel tunnel scheme
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 21 Jan 1986
- Year of production
- 1986
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- Duration
- 00:03:33
- Description
- UK Transport Secretary, Nicholas Ridley denies that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has settled for second best in negotiations with President Mitterrand of France, as the chosen bid for Channel Tunnel Group is a rail-only service (with cars having to drive onto trains). He talks about future options for a road tunnel. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Nicholas Ridley
- Keywords
- Margaret Thatcher; UK; Road transport; International relations; France; Railway services; Channel tunnels; Channel Tunnel Group
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LBC/IRN, "Nicholas Ridley on successful Channel tunnel scheme". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0001600014010 (Accessed 02 Aug 2025)