An edition of Tyne Tees Television current affairs programme ‘Briefing’ produced following the Tory party conference in Brighton featuring interviews with Patrick Jenkins, Secretary of State for Industry about the current state of industry around the country with proposals to close the Redcar steel plant and William Whitelaw, Home Secretary who discusses in-fighting in the Tory party about issues of law and order. Title: Tyne Tees Briefing In the Tyne Tees Television studio in Newcastle,...

An edition of Tyne Tees Television current affairs programme ‘Briefing’ produced following the Tory party conference in Brighton featuring interviews with Patrick Jenkins, Secretary of State for Industry about the current state of industry around the country with proposals to close the Redcar steel plant and William Whitelaw, Home Secretary who discusses in-fighting in the Tory party about issues of law and order. Title: Tyne Tees Briefing In the Tyne Tees Television studio in Newcastle, presenter Ian Breach introduces this programme on the Tory Party conference and its relevance to the Northeast. Unemployment and industrial recession are seen by the Conservatives as a threat to national economy. Over a montage of steel being made inside the Redcar blast furnace, news from the conference of redundancies at British Steel and discussions being had on the potential closure of the Redcar works. At the Tory Party conference Ian Breach asks Patrick Jenkins MP Secretary of State for Industry if he is prepared to lose another 20,000 jobs in steel alone? While he acknowledges the current worldwide recession in steel and acknowledges the anxiety of those working for British Steel about potential job losses, he isn’t drawn on what the government intends to do. Returning to the studio in Newcastle Ian Breach introduces a telephone interview with Bill Sirs leader of the Iron and Trades Confederation asking if he accepts reassurances from the chairman of British Steel Ian McGregor that further plant closers weren’t inevitable. He doe does not and is asked by Ian Breach what the unions can do. Briefly returning to Ian Breach who talks about speeches being made at the Tory conference against then Home Secretary William Whitelaw. Several clips from three of these speeches follows including one from a Northumberland delegate who received cheers and applause from the crowds when he suggests bringing back the death penalty and arming the police. An interview follows with William Whitelaw about the challenges of bringing law and order in a free society. Remaining at the conference Ian Breach leads a discussion on the issues raised in the programme relating to potential redundancies at British Steel as well as William Whitelaw and law and order with two local delegates, Andrew Oxley Chairman of Teesside Conservative Party and Patricia Murray Chairperson Berwick Conservative Party. Returning to Ian Breach in Newcastle the programme comes to an end. Credit: Presenter Ian Breach Production Team Gillian Firth, Mike Jordan, Kevin Rountree Political Editor John Sleight Director Bernard Preston Producer Bob Farnworth End title: Tyne Tees Colour. © Tyne Tees Television MCMLXXXII