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57 results found for '"Shirley Williams"' in Keywords.
Bookmaker on general election odds (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
An unidentified male bookmaker speculates on the result of the next UK General Election, following the victory of Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Shirley Williams in the Liverpool Crosby by-election...
Labour Bermondsey selection (1981)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the selection of the Labour candidate (Bob Mellish or Peter Tatchell) in the forthcoming by-election in Bermondsey in London; attempts by the Liberals to get former Party deputy leader John Pardoe...
Weekend world - Roy Jenkins interview (1981)
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- Interview
Brian Walden interviews Social Democratic Party (SDP) founder and former Labour deputy leader Roy Jenkins about his possible selection as SDP leader, and about the victory of candidate Shirley Williams in...
John Butterfill on candidacy in Croydon North West by-election (1981)
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- Interview
Conservative MP, John Butterfill on his candidacy in the Croydon North West by-election. He says Shirley Williams would have been a more difficult opponent than Bill Pitt. Male interviewer not identified.
Shirley Williams on Stevenage seat (1981)
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- Interview
Archive interview (1979) with Labour MP Shirley Williams, on the prospect of losing her seat in Stevenage. (The interview was re-broadcast in 1981 during a split in the Labour Party and the formation of the...
Shirley Williams reacts to 1979 election defeat (1981)
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- Election coverage; Interview; Speech
Speech and interview at the 1979 General Election by former Education Secretary, Shirley Williams, after losing her seat in Hertford and Stevenage to Conservative candidate Bowen Wells. (Re-broadcast in 1981...
Newsnight (1981)
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- Interview; News report; Trailer
An edition of BBC programme Newsnight. David Lomax interviews leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Begum Nusrat Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto, wife and daughter of former President and Prime Minister of...
Betty Boothroyd on Labour defectors (1981)
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- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Betty Boothroyd urging members of the Labour Party to fight for changes within the party rather than defect after Shirley Williams and other members have left to form the Social...
Shirley Williams leaves Labour (1981)
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- Interview
Interview with Labour Party Chairman Alex Kitson about the resignation of Shirley Williams from the Labour National Executive Committee and defection and her allegations the party is not democratic. Also on...
Possible Liberal-SDP alliance (1981)
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- Interview
Interview with Liberal Party leader David Steel about how an alliance between the Liberal Party and the new Social Democrats (SDP) could work. Male interviewer not identified.