LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

SLD Conference - Paddy Ashdown speech

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

25 Sep 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:35

Description

With his first major speech as leader of the SLD, Paddy Ashdown closes his party conference in Blackpool. He tells the delegates that he envisages that the SLD will overtake Labour, outlines his vision for the party, and addresses the issue of nuclear disarmament. Richard Bestic reports.

Contributors

Richard Bestic; Paddy Ashdown

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Political conferences; Political leadership; Political parties; Conferences; Nuclear disarmament; SLD

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