Title

Thatcher montage following resignation as MP

Genre

Speech

TX Date

28 Jun 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:36

Description

Montage of recordings of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher following her announcement that she is to leave the House of Commons, standing down as an MP, at the next General Election. Includes her speech when she was first elected Prime Minister in 1979; victory in the Falklands War (1982); on becoming a grandmother; after leaving number 10 Downing Street (1990).

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Members of Parliament; Prime ministers; Falklands War (1982); Politicians; Wars (events); Resignation (political)

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