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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...
Roy Hattersley on Labour leadership challenge (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Spencer interviews Labour MP Roy Hattersley about his decision to stand for the Labour Party leadership after the decision of Michael Foot to stand down.
Government spending miscalculation (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Allen reports back on suggestions the Conservative Government has miscalculated its spending forecasts meaning public spending cuts seem likely. Report starts with Parliamentary statement by Prime...
Leon Brittan on immigration and race relations (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with UK Home Secretary Leon Brittan setting out his views on immigration control and the effect on race relations. Male interviewer not identified.
Labour leadership contest row (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a row over the selection process in the Labour Party leadership race. The contenders are Neil Kinnock, Roy Hattersley, Eric Heffer and Peter Shore, after the decision of Michael Foot to stand down....
Michael Foot’s farewell speech as Labour leader (1983)
- Genre
- Speech
Farewell speech by Labour Party leader Michael Foot at the Welsh Labour Party conference. He attacks the Conservative Government’s economic policies and defends his passionate belief in nuclear...
Government spending miscalculation (1983)
- Genre
- News report
Report back on suggestions the Conservative Government has miscalculated its spending forecasts meaning public spending cuts seem likely. Two male reporters both not identified.
Isles of Scilly helicopter crash survivor’s account (1983)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement by Lucille Langley-Williams, Scilly Isles councillor and survivor from the crash of a British Airways Helicopters’ commercial Sikorsky S-61 en route from Penzance in Cornwall to St...
Isles of Scilly helicopter crash survivor’s account (1983)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference with Lucille Langley-Williams, Scilly Isles councillor and survivor from the crash of a British Airways Helicopters’ commercial Sikorsky S-61 en route from Penzance in Cornwall to St...
Isles of Scilly helicopter crash survivor’s account (1983)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference with Lucille Langley-Williams, Scilly Isles councillor and survivor from the crash of a British Airways Helicopters’ commercial Sikorsky S-61 en route from Penzance in Cornwall to St...