Remarks on coming General Election
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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| Venue: | Outside 19 Flood Street, Chelsea |
| Source: | BBC Radio News Report 1300 29 March 1979 |
| Editorial comments: | Available on CD-ROM only. Around 0900. MT spoke to reporters as she was leaving home for the House of Commons. The Guardian (30 March 1979) and other papers have additional material: "We have been ready since October and are confident of victory. Although all party leaders say they are going to win, there is a lot to do and a lot can happen in a campaign. We will just keep working hard to win". She also said that she hoped the campaign would not be personalised because of her sex: "There are great issues which must be decided, as we are electing a Government for five years". Daily Mail (30 March 1979): "My troops are ready and we are looking forward to the election campaign" she expected "a pretty busy day". Evening Standard (29 March 1979): "I am definitely pressing for an early election". Daily Express (30 March 1979): "I had no chance of a lie in this morning but I did allow myself t |
| Importance ranking: | Minor |
| Word count: | 193 |
| Themes: | Autobiographical comments, General Elections, Women |