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5 results found for '"Edward Leigh"' in Contributors.
The Romans in Britain play (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Frederick Weyer, Chairman of the Greater London Council Arts Committee, on a production at the National Theatre in London of the controversial play, The Romans in Britain, written by Howard Brenton. Also...
High-speed Channel Tunnel link scrapped (1990)
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- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Report by Kevin Murphy on the Government’s scrapping of plans to build a new high-speed rail link from the Channel Tunnel to London. Labour leader Neil Kinnock criticises the decision. Margaret Thatcher...
Edward Leigh on the state of the Conservative Party (1993)
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- Interview
Interview with former Trade Minister (removed in recent Cabinet reshuffle), Conservative MP Edward Leigh about the state and popularity of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister John Major. He believes...
Major criticised on Europe (1994)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate; Interview; Speech
Peter Russell reports on a House of Commons debate where Prime Minister John Major was criticised by both opposition and Conservative MPs over Britain’s new voting rights in an expanded European Union. The...
Hopes for new Parliamentary Session (1994)
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- Interview
Conservative MP Edward Leigh on what he would like to see in the upcoming Queen’s Speech opening the new Parliamentary Session, in terms of planned legislation. He sees Europe and law and order as...