“When hecklers stand up at my meeting I get a mental jump for joy,” she commented.
“It gives me something to get my teeth into—and the audiences love it.”
Interview for Daily Graphic
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
|---|---|
| Venue: | ?Dartford, Kent |
| Source: | Daily Graphic, 9 October 1951 |
| Editorial comments: | Summary by editor, including all of MT's quoted speech. Full text available on CD-ROM only. Exact time and place of interview uncertain. |
| Importance ranking: | Trivial |
| Word count: | 168 |
| Themes: | Autobiographical comments, General Elections |
Editor's summary, including all of MT reported speech: MT in upbeat form was reported to be planning to stand her Labour opponent, Norman Dodds, lunch at the House of Commons after beating him at the next election. (He had done the same for her after the last one.)