Newsnight, presented by Kirsty Wark on the evening after the 1997 general election mops up the immediate aftermath. Peter Snow has the election results, then there's a word on the new Cabinet appointments and the problems of governing with a 179 seat majority.
A much younger looking Evan Davis talks about Gordon Brown's reception at the Treasury. John Prescott gives an interview about the new government. Then Mark Mardell reports on what the Conservatives are going to do; Kirsty Wark interviews Stephen Dorrell. Peter Marshall reports from Grimethorpe on how an 'old Labour' area is reacting.
At the end is a report on the new faces of the new Parliament. New MPs Angela Smith, Andrew Lansley and Lembit Opik discuss.
8 сен 2024
