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Colin Roach suicide verdict - Reaction (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on reaction to the verdict of suicide in the inquest into the case of Colin Roach, who died in custody at Stoke Newington police station on 12/01/83. Includes interviews with Pauline Roach, sister;...
People’s March for Jobs -Michael Foot speech (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the People’s March for Jobs, which has reached London. Includes excerpt of speech by Labour leader Michael Foot. Female reporter not identified. Clip ends abruptly, mid-sentence.
General election - Labour-TUC agreement (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on trade union support for the Labour Party following the publication of a document entitled Partners in Rebuilding Britain, laying out cooperation between a future Labour Government and the TUC,...
Bernard Weatherill elected Speaker (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the election of Bernard Weatherill as the new Speaker of the House of Commons after the 1983 General Election. Speaking are MPs: Humphrey Atkins, Jack Dormand, Sir Robin Maxwell-Hyslop, Bernard...
Bernard Weatherill elected Speaker (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the election of Bernard Weatherill as the new Speaker of the House of Commons after the 1983 General Election. Speaking are MPs: Humphrey Atkins, Jack Dormand, Sir Robin Maxwell-Hyslop, Bernard...
Whitelaw becomes Lord and Weatherill Speaker (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on former Conservative Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw taking his seat in the House of Lords as Viscount Whitelaw of Penryth and Bernard Weatherill becoming Speaker of the House of Commons. Speaking...
Francis Pym on Panorama after demotion (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on an interview with former Foreign Secretary Francis Pym (on BBC television’s Panorama programme - the interviewer is Fred Emery- excerpts heard) after his Cabinet demotion following the...
Heseltine’s first white paper on defence policy (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Maurice reports on Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine’s first White Paper on defence policy, after the Conservative victory in the 1983 General Election. The policies include the use of troops to...
Labour leadership campaign (1983)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the campaign of Labour MP Roy Hattersley in the Labour Party leadership contest, following their defeat in the 1983 General Election and the decision of former leader Michael Foot to stand down....
David Steel takes summer break after election defeat (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on reaction to the decision of Liberal Party leader David Steel to take a summer break after the defeat of the SDP-Liberal Alliance in the 1983 General Election, with speculation emerging over the...