Speech to 1970 Parliamentary intake ("this parliament is likely to be rather longer than the previous ones")
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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| Venue: | House of Commons |
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| Editorial comments: | 1005 and 2200. MT spoke to the group of 38 Tories first elected in 1970. The dinner was a private one, but several MPs reported a passage in the speech along the lines: "I think you can assume this parliament is likely to be rather longer than the previous ones". According to The Times: "They [the MPs present] took it as a deliberate attempt to dampen speculation of an election in June". See The Times, 21 June 1990 (Philip Webster and Nicholas Wood reporting). |
| Importance ranking: | Minor |
| Word count: | nil |
| Themes: | General Elections |