LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

By-elections see Tory popularity slump

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:04:16

Description

Report on the recent by-elections with Conservative Party’s poor showing at Eastleigh, Newham, Dagenham, Bradford, and Barking and possible impact on Prime Minister John Major. Includes announcement of Eastleigh results and victory speech by Liberal Democrat David Chidgey; interviews with Tory Stephen Timms on retaining his Newham seat after Lib Dem candidate Alec Kellaway defected to Labour the day before; Labour Party winning candidate in Dagenham Judith Church. And reaction from Liberal Democrat President Charles Kennedy; political analyst John Worcester; London Labour MP Frank Dobson; Chairman of the Conservative Party Norman Fowler. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Norman Fowler; Frank Dobson; Charles Kennedy; Stephen Timms; David Chidgey; Judith Church; John Worcester

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Political parties; Liberal Democrats; Parliamentary candidates; John Major; Barking; Eastleigh; Newham; Dagenham; Alec Kellaway

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