Conservative MP Peter Thurnham resigns party whip
- Title
- Conservative MP Peter Thurnham resigns party whip
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1996
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- Duration
- 00:00:23
- Description
- Conservative MP Peter Thurnham has resigned the party whip, ostensibly over the Scott Report into sale of arms to Iraq. He tells of how he met with Prime Minister John Major, spent some time in reflection, then wrote his resignation letter.
- Contributors
- Peter Thurnham
- Keywords
- Reports; Government; Exports; UK; Conservative Party; Arms sales; Political parties; Members of Parliament; Prime ministers; John Major; Resignation (political); Iraq; Peter Thurnham; Scott Report; Political scandals
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