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Roy Jenkins elected SDP leader (1982)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement by Roy Jenkins following his election as the first leader of the SDP where he speaks about the alliance between his party and the Liberal Party
Tony Benn on Militant register (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Press interview with Labour Party MP Tony Benn on the Party’s decision to register members of the left-wing Militant Tendency group. Includes traffic noise.
Michael Trestrail affair after inquiry (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Report on the affair and inquiry led by Lord Bridge (Nigel Bridge) into the resignation of Michael Trestrail (the Queen’s bodyguard) from the Metropolitan Police over allegations of a relationship with...
Ray Buckton on rail strike end (1982)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Bitter press statement by rail union ASLEF leader Ray Buckton announcing the end of their strike over the introduction of flexbible rostering by British Rail after support was not given by the TUC....
TUC meets as ASLEF strike (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
John Perkins reports on a meeting of the TUC council following the decision by ASLEF rail union members to take strike action over pay and the introduction of flexible rostering by British Rail. Speaking are...
Gerrard Street fire (1982)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement and interview by a Metropolitan Police Chief Superintendent (not identified - poss. George Churchill-Coleman) about a fire at the illegal gambling 39 Club in Gerrard Street in London’s...
Gerrard Street fire investigation (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on a police investigation into a fire at the illegal gambling 39 Club in Gerrard Street in London’s China Town which killed at least 6, and the prior disturbance at the address. Includes police...
Falklands war ends - HMS Hermes returns (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Paul Maurice reports on the return of aircraft carrier HMS Hermes to Portsmouth in the UK following the end of the Falklands war. Includes tribute to the crew by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (interviewed...
Leicester Square murder (1982)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference featuring Detective Superintendent Tony Poole on a murder hunt for the killer of restaurant owner Mr Richi(?) - stabbed during a robbery at his workplace in Leicester Square by a member of...
New Cross fire inquest (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Tim Crook reports on an inquest into a fire in New Cross, South London, on 18/01/81 where 13 young black people died during a birthday party. The jury returned an open verdict but the victims’ relatives...