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22 results found for '"John Wakeham"' in Contributors.
IRA Brighton bombing - Controversial comments (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male Labour Camden councillor John Wakeham, on his controversial comments made after the attempt on the life of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the Conservative Party conference in...
IRA Brighton bombing - John Wakeham finds a new wife (1985)
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- Interview; News report
Interview with Conservative MP and chief whip John Wakeham, and his new wife Alison Ward, after his first wife Roberta was killed by the IRA bombing at the Brighton Conservative Party conference in 1984....
Parliament on INF treaty, NHS funding and cricket (1987)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on Parliamentary proceedings. Debate on signing of INF (Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces) treaty between US and USSR on nuclear disarmament in Washington DC; on NHS funding; on England cricketer Mike...
SAS operations questioned (1988)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate
Kevin Murphy reports on a lively Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House of Commons. Labour MP Ken Livingstone uses the protection of parliamentary privilege to name two SAS officers (bleeped out here)...
Conservative conference - John Wakeham on Brighton bomb (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
The Conservative Party Conference returns to Brighton for the first time since the IRA Brighton bomb four years ago. Leader of the House of Commons, John Wakeham, who was injured and whose wife was killed in...
Gagging of discussion on the Official Secrets Act (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on a backbench revolt led by former Prime Minister Ted Heath as the Government moves to restrict Commons debate on amendments to the Offical Secrets Act. He is heard poking fun at the Government and...
Pressure on Paul Channon for full public inquiry into Lockerbie (1989)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate
Elena Curti reports from Westminster on the calls for Transport Secretary Paul Channon to order a public inquiry on the Lockerbie bombing and queries over warnings they gave before the attack. Includes...
Power sale delayed by six months (1989)
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- Interview
Elena Curti interviews UK Energy Secretary John Wakeham about the postponement of the privatisation of the electricity industry by up to six months. Under the revised plan the new independent companies...
Resignation of Lord Marshall as chairman of Central Electricity Generating Board (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The Government is now seeking a chairman for National Power. The Chairman of the Central Electricity Generating Board, Lord Marshall (Walter Marshall, Lord Marshall of Goring), resigned today overa...
Energy Secretary happy with 8 billion pounds for sale of electrical supply industry (1990)
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- Interview
Energy Secretary John Wakeham believes the total price of around 8 billion pounds for the sale of the electrical supply industry is fair, and a very good investment for those who want to invest. There is no...