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121 results found for '"Political allegiance"' in Keywords.
Christopher Mayhew changes party (1974)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the press conference featuring MP Christopher Mayhew about his decision to quit Labour for the Liberals. He speaks about the Liberal-Labour alliance, how the divisiveness of the party had got...
Cyril Smith on Labour offer to Liberals (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Liberal Rochdale MP Cyril Smith on the need for the Labour Government to make an offer to the Liberals if they want a continuation of the Lib-Lab pact. If they do not receive an offer of...
Reg Prentice leaves Labour for Tories (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Ed Boyle reports on Reg Prentice and his career with the Labour Party before resigning in favour of the Conservatives. Includes interviews with Prentice on his reasons and his future.
Tom Pendry on leaving the Whips Office (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP, Tom Pendry discusses why he has left the Whips Office after five years, saying that he wants to concentrate on constituency issues. Pendry describes how he is looking forward to returning to the...
Possible UU-Labour pact (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Ulster Unionist MP Jim Molyneaux on the possibility of the Ulster Unionists entering a pact with the Labour Party. Male interviewer not identified.
Mulholland on Reg Prentice (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with spokesman for the London Liberals Gerard Mulholland, about the possibility of former Labour cabinet minister Reg Prentice joining the Liberal Party. Male interviewer not identified (poss....
GMWU will not ban National Front members (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
David Basnett, General Secretary of the General and Municipal Workers Union, on the Union’s decision not to ban members of the right-wing National Front political party. Basnett claims that as long as...
Reg Prentice on Callaghan and Wilson (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Vivian White interviews Newham MP Reg Prentice, following his defection from the Labour Party to the Conservative Party. He presents his views on Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan and former premier...
Reg Prentice on defection to Tories (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Vivian White interviews Newham MP Reg Prentice, following his defection from the Labour Party to the Conservative Party.
Hayes on Sunday (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Talk show
Brian Hayes revisits the week’s shows and interviews with guests: Richard Butler, new President of the National Farmers’ Union on the fall of net income in farming, what he wants the government to do,...