Newsnight, 19 June 1997

Подписаться 14 тыс.

Просмотров 22 тыс.

50% 1

Kirsty Wark with Thursday's Newsnight, on the day William Hague became leader of the Conservative Party. Mark Mardell reports on the election result.
Anne Widdecombe (who backed Kenneth Clarke) and Michael Ancram (who backed William Hague) discuss the result and prognosis for the party. Then Michael Crick covers the political history of Kenneth Clarke - a report which appears to have been prepared under the impression that Clarke's front bench career was over for good.
There is then a discussion between historian Anthony Seldon and former party boss Charles Lewington, with Mark Mardell contributing.

Опубликовано:

15 сен 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 57

@KKTR3 7 лет назад

Everybody just looks so young apart from John Major who looks the same

@leonblittle226 3 года назад

Well he was made from a rather grey looking clay and his fav food was frozen peas.

@Mr_Storm_22 Год назад

@@leonblittle226 the peas are good tonight dear.

@monizdm 2 года назад

I have always liked Ken Clarke. One characterization of him is that he would cross the street to get into a fight. Which usually repels me, but Ken makes it a likeable trait.

@dantory1 6 лет назад

Don't agree with KEN Clarke on the EU but he should have been made Conservative leader.

@liamb8644 6 лет назад

Blair would of course defeated him in 2001, but the Conservatives would’ve got a much better result than 1 extra seat!

@dantory1 6 лет назад

I agree. If he had won the Conservatives would probably have got back to a more normal opposition level and would have been in a good enough position for 2005.

@VincentRE79 6 лет назад

+daniel clarke The Conservatives could have even had Winston Churchill as leader in 2001 I still don't think they would have defeated Blair and added few extra seats. I personally think Ken Clarke would have been a disaster as PM.

@CameronMcRae09 6 лет назад

William Hague was the right leader but it was the wrong time. If he had waited for another 10 years or so he would have been perfect to lead them back to power, basically taking on the role David Cameron ended up doing. Why someone as young as him decided to become leader at a time when it was clear the Conservatives would be out of power for at least 2 elections is very odd

@liamb8644 5 лет назад

That’s the beauty of hindsight. I suppose Hague was always going to be just someone to lead until the next election, because it’s not like anyone could shake a 179 seat majority in just four years

@timcomley3241 4 года назад

excellent point agree with all.

@timcomley3241 4 года назад

@@liamb8644 thats his point

@chriswatson3464 3 года назад

Unlikely the first time but the second time was very different.

@VincentRE79 2 года назад

@@liamb8644 They probably should have elected Ken Clarke at the time, he would have made a dent in Blair's majority in 2001.

@harmlessdrudge 7 лет назад

Edward Heath said on Hague being elected: "A tragedy for the party. He's got no ideas, no experience and no hope."

@stevebbuk 7 лет назад

..and who could gainsay..

@BossySwan 5 лет назад

That’s rich coming from Heath of all people

@chrish12345 4 года назад

Heath the pedophile and child murder? That one?

@user-bl8xf2oi7e 4 года назад

Twiglet he was prime minister unlike Hague

@kennyryan625 3 года назад

As if Heath had any great ideas of his own. He was anodyne and useless.

@jacksugden8190 6 лет назад

Remembered this studio set, it was universal, used for Breakfast Time. That version of the theme was too flat, wrong orchestration. But great presentation throughout.

@johnking5174 6 лет назад

I think you mean Breakfast News, Breakfast Time ended in 1989. I do not think this is the same set used for Breakfast News in 1997-2000.

@jcampton1 6 лет назад

It looked very familiar, Also used for Business Breakfast which merged into Breakfast News in 1997-2000 rather than becoming a separate hour-long programme

@jacksugden8190 4 года назад

Must have been another set.