Title

Francis Pym on Rhodesia sanctions

Genre

Interview

TX Date

9 Nov 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:44

Description

Shadow Foreign Secretary, Francis Pym on the Conservative Party leadership’s reaction to the sanctions vote against Rhodesia after several high-profile members ignored Margaret Thatcher’s instruction to abstain. He observes that over half the Conservatives abstained from the vote. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Francis Pym

Keywords

Politics; Government; Margaret Thatcher; UK; Conservative Party; International relations; Economic sanctions; Rhodesia; Party politics

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