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Lunch queues at the European Parliament (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Prue Keely reports on lunch queues at the new European Parliament. Includes speech by an unidentified British MP addressing the Parliament on the problem.
Jeremy Thorpe trial acquittal (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Peter Gould reports on the verdict in the trial at the Old Bailey in London, of former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and co-defendants, David Holmes, 49; South Wales businessman John Le Mesurier, 46,...
Jeremy Thorpe trial verdict (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on the verdict and reaction to it in the trial at the Old Bailey in London, of former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and co-defendants, David Holmes, 49; South Wales businessman John Le Mesurier,...
Parliamentary debate including on Jeremy Thorpe trial (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on a House of Commons debate which focuses on the prosecution witnesses in the Jeremy Thorpe trial at the Old Bailey after allegations their evidence was denigrated because of acceptance of newspaper...
Jeremy Thorpe trial - Parliamentary debate (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on a House of Commons debate which focuses on the prosecution witnesses in the Jeremy Thorpe trial at the Old Bailey after allegations their evidence was denigrated because of the acceptance of...
Jeremy Thorpe returns to Devon after acquittal (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the return of former local MP, Jeremy Thorpe, to his home in North Devon following his acquittal in the trial at the Old Bailey in London after facing allegations of conspiring to murder model...
Devolution referenda issue scrapped (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Allen reflects on the history of devolution in Scotland and Wales following the rejection of proposed legislation by voters in a referendum. Includes archive interview with Bruce Millan, former...
Lord Carrington on Europe (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report on a speech by Lord Carrington (Peter Carington), at a European election meeting in Streatham Hill, London, where he says Britain needs to cooperate with Europe for trade and economic reasons....
MPs’ pay rise (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on a Parliamentary debate about contentious proposals for an increase in MPs’ salaries following the recommendations of the Boyle Committee. Also contains debates on cuts in the Manpower Services...
PM’s question time - Whitelaw stands in (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Murphy reports on Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House of Commons, with deputy leader Willie Whitelaw standing in for the absent Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who is at the Tokyo Summit....