Title

Healey visits USSR

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

13 May 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:57

Description

Report on visit of Shadow Foreign Secretary Denis Healey to the Soviet Union. Speaking to reporters at Heathrow Airport Healey says his claim the Soviets are praying for a Labour victory in the forthcoming General Election in Britain was a light-hearted comment; on Labour defence policy of nuclear disarmament; importance of UK to the USSR as a part of the EEC and NATO Western Alliance. Reporter not identified (poss. Paul Woodley).

Contributors

Denis Healey; Paul Woodley?

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; UK; USSR; International relations; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; Defence policy; General elections

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