1. In the British General election the Labour Party will have a greatly increased majority of nearly 100. --2. Edward Heath, Conservative Party leader, says they will be "vigorous" in opposition. They have lost more than 50 seats. -- 3. The Liberals have increased from 10 seats to 12. -- 4. After the result the Pound Sterling showed a gain against the dollar. -- 5. Overseas reaction to the return of a Labour Government has been favourable, and there is hope Britain will take the chance to join the Common Market. -- 6. African nations have expressed the hope that Britain will now take a firmer line against Rhodesia. -- 7. Prime Minister Harold Wilson is to meet Mrs Gandhi, Prime Minister of India.

Primary Title
  • BBC News
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 1 April 1966
Duration
  • 03:56
Channel
  • BBC
Broadcaster
  • British Broadcasting Corporation
Station
  • 1YA
Owning Organisation
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Episode Description
  • 1. In the British General election the Labour Party will have a greatly increased majority of nearly 100. --2. Edward Heath, Conservative Party leader, says they will be "vigorous" in opposition. They have lost more than 50 seats. -- 3. The Liberals have increased from 10 seats to 12. -- 4. After the result the Pound Sterling showed a gain against the dollar. -- 5. Overseas reaction to the return of a Labour Government has been favourable, and there is hope Britain will take the chance to join the Common Market. -- 6. African nations have expressed the hope that Britain will now take a firmer line against Rhodesia. -- 7. Prime Minister Harold Wilson is to meet Mrs Gandhi, Prime Minister of India.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
  • Politics