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Tories all behind new Prime Minister John major (1990)
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- Interview
Conservative (not identified) praises new Prime Minister John Major, says he is not a second Margaret Thatcher and talks about the policies and issues he will have to deal with and how he will unite those...
Paddy Ashdown assessing John Major’s next few weeks (1990)
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- Interview
Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown says the country’s economic problems are of John Majorâs making when he was Chancellor and he will now have to deal with them as the new Prime Minister. Says...
Paddy Ashdown on Labour, John Major and his new cabinet (1990)
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- Interview
Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown on new Prime Minister John Major’s new cabinet and whether he will be Margaret Thatcher’s puppet. He says Labour have come out of the leadership contest badly but...
Options for John Majors new cabinet (1990)
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- Interview
A male Conservative (not identified) discusses new Prime Minister John Major’s possible cabinet and speculates on the role for Michael Heseltine. Says he himself has not been offered a post so far. Male...
John Major organises his new cabinet (1990)
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- Interview; News report; Press conference
Paul Rowley from Westminster for LBC Newstalk Breakfast summarises new Prime Minister John Major’s cabinet appointments with leadership rival Michael Heseltine as Environment Secretary- he pledges to...
Gillian Shephard promotion to Treasury Minister (1990)
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- Interview
Gillian Shephard speaks of her appointment of Treasury Minister following Prime Minister John Major’s reshuffle after he was criticised for having no women in the cabinet. She gives strong support to Major...
Chris Patten on new role as Conservative chairman (1990)
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- Interview
Chris Patten speaks for the first time about his new job as Chairman of the Conservative Party. He agrees he faces many challenges â not least masterminding a fourth Tory victory at the next general...
Heseltine right to precipate change (1990)
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- Interview
Conservative MP Emma Nicholson says she’s relieved the Conservative Party leadership contest is over and Michael Heseltine was right to precipitate the challenge as the party needed change. Male...
UK-Syria relations restored (1990)
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- Interview
Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd speaks of Britain restoring diplomatic relations with Syria, it may be good news for the British hostages in Beirut but he doesn’t want to raise hopes. Also speaks of the...
UK-Syria relations restored (1990)
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- Interview
John Waite, cousin of hostage Terry Waite being held in the Lebanon, says the families of the captives are delighted that there has been a restoration of diplomatic relations between Britain and Syria. And...