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9 results found for '"Robert Gurth Hughes"' in Contributors.
Bermondsey by-election results and reaction (1983)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview; News report; Speech
Terry Dignan, introduced by Bob Holness, reports on the Bermondsey by-election (24/02/83) following the announcement of the results. Includes reactions of winning Liberal Party candidate Simon Hughes; Labour...
GLC brings out single (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Greater London Council bringing out a music single (called The Streamlining Song) as part of its campaign against abolition at the cost of 16,000 pounds. With comment from Conservative GLC...
GLC defeats (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on defeats for the Greater London Council over its plans to make a critical video of London’s police, in an effort to oppose the new law and order bill proposed by the Government, and on its plans...
General election - Strategic authority wanted by Londoners? (1987)
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- Interview
Report on the need for a single strategic authority in London, and whether the idea is a popular one. Includes interviews with two Conservative parliamentary candidates: Robert Hughes, standing in Harrow...
MP calls for ethnic resettlement (1989)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate
Conservative MP, Tim Janman has caused uproar in the House of Commons with a call for people of ethnic descent (his expression) to be resettled in other countries as MPs debated a proposal to introduce DNA...
Parliamentary debate on poll tax (1991)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on a Parliamentary debate on the poll tax (community charge) brought by the Labour Party with Commons speeches from Conservative MP, Phillip Oppenheim; Ulster Unionist MP, William Ross; Conservative...
Robert Hughes resigns after affair with secretary (1995)
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- Interview; News report; Press conference; Vox pop
Harry Beer reports on the resignation from the post of junior minister for the Citizens Charter, Robert Hughes (Conservative) over an extra-marital affair with his secretary. In a press conference he says he...
Robert Hughes MP not to be punished (1995)
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- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Nick Wood reports on disgraced Conservative MP for Harrow West, Robert Hughes defeating a motion by the Conservative Association condemning him for having an affair with his secretary, and on the reaction of...
Political review of the year (1995)
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- Discussion; Documentary; Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Press conference; Speech
Political review of the year, 1995. In 4 parts with breaks in recording. Part 1: report by Max Cotton on the challenge to UK Prime Minister, John Major as leader of the Conservative Party by John Redwood....