Written Statement of support for Cecil Parkinson (Keays affair)
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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| Venue: | No.10 Downing Street |
| Source: | The Times, 6 October 1983 |
| Editorial comments: | Available on CD-ROM only. Timing uncertain. Although cast in indirect speech, the statement was quoted in later days as MT’s own words (e.g., The Times, 10 October 1983). As resignation talk grew, a further statement - perhaps closer to a briefing than a Prime Ministerial statement - was issued on the evening of Sunday 9 October: "There is absolutely no suggestion that Mr Parkinson is about to resign. There is no change in the position. The question of resignation does not arise" (ibid). |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 638 |
| Themes: | Executive, Conservative Party (organization) |
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