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7,185 results found for all records.
Jeremy Thorpe trial witnesses (1979)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
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 newspaper...
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...
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....
Butter subsidy debate (1979)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Parliamentary debate featuring Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Peter Walker and his Labour shadow Roy Mason on a deal on the EEC butter subsidy following European negotiations in Luxembourg.
MPs’ pay rise (1979)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Parliamentary speech by Leader of the House of Commons Norman St John-Stevas, about contentious proposals for an increase in MPs’ salaries.
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....
Shirley Williams on sustainable economics (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Labour MP Shirley Williams on the need for sustainable economic policies within the Labour movement that don’t destroy the environment. No details as to who audience is.
Moss Evans on banning peers (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by TGWU leader, Moss Evans, calling for a ban on Labour-nominated peers at a conference.