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993 results found for all records.

  • Gulf war ends -Major praises armed forces (1991)

    Genre
    Speech; Parliamentary debate

    Speech in Parliament by Prime Minister John Major on his pride for the British armed forces and promising they will be home as soon as possible. Follows the end of the Gulf war.

  • Gulf war ends- Thatcher on peace (1991)

    Genre
    Speech; Parliamentary debate

    Speech in Parliament by former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the future of peace in the Middle East. Follows the end of the Gulf war.

  • Gulf war - terms of ceasefire (1991)

    Genre
    Speech; Parliamentary debate

    Commons speech by British Prime Minister John Major on the terms of the ceasefire in the Gulf war.

  • Parliament on Gulf war and poll tax (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

    Report on Parliamentary debate covering British casualties in the Gulf war and its end, and the poll tax (community charge) which is to be reviewed with some Labour MPs refusing to pay. With Commons speeches...

  • Speaker Bernard Weatherill to retire (1991)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate

    Report on Speaker of the House of Commons Bernard Weatherill retiring before the next election, after 8 years; his celebrity after Parliament was televised; and possible candidates to take over including...

  • Parliamentary debate on poll tax (1991)

    Genre
    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...

  • Birmingham Six released (1991)

    Genre
    News bulletin; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

    News bulletin read by Annie Webster for the 5 O’Clock News. Item on the Birmingham Six being released with their convictions quashed. Tim Crook reports from the Old Bailey; Stephanie West (IRN) reports on...

  • Parliament debates prosection of Nazi war criminals (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate

    Peter Russell reports from Westminster for LBC Newstalk on the Parliamentary debate on the represented bill to allow Nazi war criminals living in the UK to be prosecuted 50 years on, following unearthing of...

  • Lamont announces 1991 budget (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

    Des Fahy reports from Westminster on Chancellor Norman Lamont’s first budget including excerpts of his speech to Parliament on economic recession, inflation, house prices, mortgage relief, reducing poll...

  • Community charge scrapped (1991)

    Genre
    Parliamentary debate; Speech

    Parliamentary speech (by Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine?) announcing the Government’s decision to abandon the community charge (poll tax). The charge will be replaced as soon as possible by a...