Title

Closing address at Liberal Democrat conference

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

12 Sep 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:04

Description

Paul Rowley reports from Bournemouth on the closing address at the Liberal Democrat party conference by party leader Paddy Ashdown. Includes excerpts from Ashdown’s speech in which he says the next election campaign will be the most bitter in years but the Lib Dems will not join in the backbiting; attacks Labour Party and Conservative Party; promises electoral reform.

Contributors

Paul Rowley; Paddy Ashdown

Keywords

Elections; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Conferences; Proportional representation; Electoral reform; Liberal Democrats; Bournemouth; General elections; Election campaigns

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