General Elections 1983: Margaret Thatcher

(27 May 1983) Full Story: w013987, RR 8321: ELECTION BACKGROUNDER
Shows: Palace of Westminster and Town Crier; campaigning by party leaders , Thatcher (Conservative), Foot (Labour), Jenkins (SDP) and Steel (Liberal); Thatcher meeting voters, and interview saying she herself is not the main election issue;
Background to Story: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has called general elections on June 9th, one year early, as opinion polls show she can expect to win a second term of office. Main issues include high unemployment, nuclear defence missiles and the European Common mMarket.

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