Margaret Thatcher | First Commons Statement as Prime Minister | State Opening of Parliament 1979

A newly elected Mrs. Margaret Thatcher delivers her very first House of Commons statement as Prime Minister.

This statement is taken from the State Opening of Parliament 1979 (15/05/1979), shortly after Mrs. Thatcher's landslide victory in the 1979 election. Mrs. Thatcher outlines her forthcoming policies.

A full transcript of this debate can be found in the official Commons Hansard via the following link:
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-ha...

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