Title

Conservative conference - Major keynote speech

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

9 Oct 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:36

Description

John Major can relax this weekend following a rousing ovation to his speech without autocue to the Conservative Party conference yesterday crowned a good week in Blackpool for the Prime Minister. Political correspondent Peter Russell reports. With excerpts of speech including reference to the Daily Mirror leaks of former leader Margaret Thatcher’s memoirs which claim she called him a second-rate politician; traditional Tory values; economic policy; party unity.

Contributors

John Major; Peter Russell

Keywords

Politics; Daily Mirror; Inflation; Taxation; Economics; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Political leadership; Political parties; Conferences; Autobiographies; Blackpool; Political leaders; Margaret Tahtcher

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