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12 results found for '"MEPs"' in Keywords.
Seal virus debate (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
A mysterious virus which is killing thousands of seals in the North Sea has sparked debate. Environment Minister, Virginia Bottomley says that Britain is clean when it comes to pollution, but Conservative...
Margaret Thatcher makes anti-super-state speech (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
In a speech given at the College of Europe on her visit to Bruges, British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher has shocked Britain’s European partners with her patriotic stance on Europe, claiming that it...
Lord Plumb on Paisley’s Pope attack (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
The Reverend Ian Paisley MP has been ejected from the European Parliament for demonstrating against Pope John Paul II during a speech. Paisley, who referred to the Pope as the Antichrist, claims to have been...
Ian Paisley on his ejection from European Parliament (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
The Reverend Ian Paisley MP has been ejected from the European Parliament for his outburst against Pope John Paul II. Clip includes the President of the European Parliament, Lord Plumb, warning Paisley...
Richard Cottrell MEP charged over seatbelt offence (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Caralyn(?) Brown reports on a press conference featuring Conservative MEP for Bristol and Bath, Richard Cottrell (excerpts heard), following his arrest for failure to secure his seatbelt on board a plane and...
European elections favour Labour (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock speaks to Peter Spencer about their victory in the elections to the European Parliament last night, snatching ten seats from the Tories. He says he knew it would happen and...
Tories lose Euro-elections (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Former Prime Minister Edward Heath comments on the losses in the European Parliament elections by the Conservative Party. Also says the bureacracy in Europe is not as bad as people claim and MEPs do a good...
MEPs quit Strasbourg chamber (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
John Fraser interviews Labour Party Euro leader, Glyn Ford, about a walk-out of Labour Party members from the newly-elected European Parliament in Strasbourg following the opening of the first session by...
EEC housing fraud bill blocked (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Jim Gibbons interviews Conservative MEP, Edward McMillan-Scott, on a vote in the European Parliament where Spanish Euro MPs have used a technicality to block an attempt to stop fraud in the sale of holiday...
GATT talks fail (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
John Fraser reports on the failure of the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) negotiations conference in Brussels with countries blaming each other. Bryan Cassidy MEP says the Irish and French...