Speeches, etc.

Margaret Thatcher

Interview for Daily Sketch

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Source: Daily Sketch, 29 September 1959
Editorial comments: MT commented briefly on Liberal claims that she had overspent her election allowance. Material from the Daily Sketch has been summarised by the editor, but all of MT’s words are quoted in full.
Importance ranking: Trivial
Word count: 97
Summary by editor: MT was accused yesterday by Finchley Liberal Agent, Frank Davis, of overspending her £882 election allowance, with nine days still to go before polling. He warned he would attempt to have her ‘disqualified’.

MT (a barrister) replied last night: “I'm not worried about this. The time to consider expenses is after the election.”