36 years later – Michael Foot’s speech on the vote of no confidence

As Scottish Labour’s latest video shows, it’s 36 years since Jim Callaghan’s government was brought down with a vote of no confidence. This was won by one vote, in which the SNP supported Margaret Thatcher and the Tories.

Here’s Michael Foot’s speech from this day:

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