TV Interview for BBC2 Midweek (after winning Conservative leadership) [“I almost wept when they told me. I DID weep”]
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
|---|---|
| Venue: | Conservative Central Office, Smith Square, Westminster |
| Source: | BBC Television Archive: OUP transcript |
| Journalist: | Michael Cockerell, BBC |
| Editorial comments: | Exact time and place uncertain, but probably at Central Office immediately after the Press Conference there. Incomplete. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 229 |
| Themes: | Conservative Party (organization), Conservative Party (history), Conservative (leadership elections) |
Michael Cockerell, BBC
How do you describe your feelings on winning …
MT
Well, a mixture really. I'm very very thrilled, a little apprehensive and I know there's a lot of work to be done.
Michael Cockerell, BBC
You said it was like a dream to you?
MT
Well, it is … it is in a way, to think that one is the next name after a long line of very very distinguished names, because my goodness, Edward Heath, Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Macmillan, Anthony Eden and then of course the great Winston. It is like a dream really. Wouldn't you think so? I almost wept when they told me. I did weep.
Michael Cockerell, BBC
You said … [words inaudible] … stamp of greatness. What style of leadership do you think you will … [words inaudible]
MT
Very much the style of the team. Er, we don't have a presidential system here. I run a strong team, of really strong people. Highly competent in their own departments and … responsibility …