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161 results found for '"Michael Heseltine"' in Keywords.
Ribble Valley by-election (1991)
- Genre
- Election coverage; News report; Speech
Report on the result of the Ribble Valley by-election won by Liberal Democrat candidate Michael Carr after Tory voters protested against the poll tax (community charge) by voting against them. The Tories may...
Poll tax scrapped (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on the government’s abondonment of the community charge (poll tax), Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine who has the job of finding a new more popular tax system and Heseltine’s proposals...
Bryan Gould on poll tax capping (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour Trade and Industry spokesman Bryan Gould on Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine’s decision to cap the poll tax (community charge) of 14 boroughs. Male interviewer not identified. Background noise.
High Court rules on mine closure proposals (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Robin Cook, shadow Trade and Industry Secretary comments on the High Court ruling against British Coal and President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine over proposed closure of 31 mines. Speaking prior...
Political response to the cut in interest rates (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate
Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reports on the one percent cut in interest rates to boost business confidence and economic recovery and no one telling Michael Heseltine. Includes reaction from Prime...
Dennis Skinner on pit closures (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
The Trade and Industry Select Committee inquiry into the government’s coal mine closure programme is expected to recommend up to 20 of the 31 pits be saved. A delegation of Labour MPs led by Dennis Skinner...
Pit closures inquiry (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate
Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reports on the Trade and Industry Select Committee inquiry into the government’s coal mine closure programme which is expected to recommend half or more of the 31 pits...
Pit closures inquiry (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour shadow Trade Secretary Robin Cook on the Trade and Industry Select Committee report into the government’s coal mine closure programme, which recommends some of the threatened 31 pits be saved. Cook...
Winston Churchill on the coal industry (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Conservative MP, Winston Churchill on his decision to abstain from voting on Michael Heseltine’s White Paper on the future of the coal industry. Male interviewer not identified. Sound is in mono.
Robin Cook on pit closures (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Political reporter Peter Murphy interviews shadow Trade Secretary Robin Cook on the vote approving Michael Heseltine’s White Paper on the future of the coal industry which plans to keep 12 of 31 pits...