Interviewer, Tyne Tees TV
… 50,000 jobs have been lost here. Do you think you can get 50,000 jobs back?
MT
Can you help? Television and radio. A lot more jobs have been created in television and radio through the Conservative Government. There is local radio—oh yes——
Interviewer, Tyne Tees TV
[Mumbles] …
MT
Oh yes. We are job creators by giving opportunity to anyone who has got a good idea.
Interviewer, Tyne Tees TV
Not on Tees …
MT
Well, I'm sure that in fact … You do have the Tyne Tees, you do have a Tyne Tees Television company. I must remind you …
Interviewer, Tyne Tees TV
That was there before you were in government, Prime Minister.
MT
A Conservative Government brought in Tyne Tees Television. It was a famous election battle, between the two parties. And we were told, “oh no no no, you can't do it” , and the whole of independent television, including Tyne Tees—the whole of local radio—was born under Conservative Government, including BBC. Now that it is one way of doing jobs—by saying, look, we have faith that if we get the framework of law right and take away some of the regulations and change them so that people with good ideas can in fact start them.
Interviewer, Tyne Tees TV
[Tries to say something.]
MT
Thank you for reminding me, that there would be no Tyne Tees Television unless there had been …
Interviewer, Tyne Tees TV
[Tries again to ask a further question.] Prime Minister, what use …
MT
[Turning away to go into the building, speaking with mock gratitude] Thank you very much. Most grateful. [General laughter.]