Speech at Leigh-on-Sea
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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| Venue: | Iveagh Hall, 67 Leigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex |
| Source: | (1) The Times, 11 June 1987 (2) BBC Radio News Report 2230 10 June 1987 |
| Journalist: | (1) Philip Webster, The Times, reporting |
| Editorial comments: | Available on CD-ROM only. Between 1310 and 1350; ITN reported that MT spoke for about twenty minutes from a mobile platform. BBC Radio News Report 2230 10 June 1987 has material from the peroration: "I hope and believe we shall win tomorrow. (Cheers and applause.) But we’ll never know until the last vote is counted. And your vote is vital, absolutely vital. No we’re never over confident, we never assume victory, we work for it all the way". Philip Webster’s article contains material from the whole day’s campaigning. During the afternoon MT visited Southend (1300-1445), Portsmouth (1535-1610) and Southampton (1645-1805). See also Remarks visiting Southend. |
| Importance ranking: | Minor |
| Word count: | 670 |
| Themes: | General Elections |