Title

General Election - Political backbiting

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Election coverage

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:55

Description

According to the pollsters, the Conservative Party were heading for a landslide victory in the General Election, but now a hung Parliament seems possible. Includes excerpt from 1983 Brian Hayes interview with Norman Tebbit. Also speaking David Steel, Liberal Party leader; Neil Kinnock, Labour Party leader; Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Brian Hayes; Margaret Thatcher; David Steel; Norman Tebbit; Neil Kinnock

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Government; Conservative Party; Political parties; SDP-Liberal Alliance; General elections; Public opinion polls

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