LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Tories rebel over social chapter

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

23 Jul 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:32

Description

Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reports from Westminster on angry scenes during the vote on accepting the Social Chapter of the Maastricht Treaty last night, with Conservative Party rebels causing a defeat for Prime Minister John Major who has decided to make it a confidence vote today. With reaction from Tory loyalists Jerry Hayes, Stephen Milligan and Employment Secretary David Hunt; Tory rebels Teresa Gorman, Bill Cash and Sir Teddy Taylor; shadow Employment Secretary Frank Dobson and Labour Party leader John Smith; Ken Maginnis, Ulster Unionist MP. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

Frank Dobson; Teddy Taylor; John Smith; Jerry Hayes; Ken Maginnis; Teresa Gorman; Bill Cash; David Hunt; Kevin Murphy; Stephen Milligan

Keywords

Treaties; Parliamentary bills; Parliament; Conservative Party; Europe; Party politics; John Major; Maastricht Treaty

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