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all the interviews from previous series... 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96 1994-95 1992-93 Back to current interviews series 1993-94 Now find out what they said back then.... But first, please read our note on Transcription TONY BLAIR 26.6.94 Talks about the Labour leadership race and the policies he hopes to implement as leader TRISTAN GAREL-JONES 26.6.94 Explains why Britain alone vetoed the candidature of Jean-Luc Dehaene as President of the European Commission MARGARET BECKETT 19.6.94 Is she the last left-winger in the leadership contest? Shouldn't she go for deputy leader instead? JOHN PRESCOTT 12.6.94 Talks about what he hopes to bring to the Labour leadership SIR NORMAN FOWLER 12.6.94 How does the Tory chairman react to the byelection defeats and the prospect of more misery in the Euro elections? ROBIN COOK 22.5.94 Discusses the Labour leadership contest and the prospects for the European elections PADDY ASHDOWN 29.5.94 Would the Lib Dems hand over sovereignty to Europe? DOUGLAS HURD 22.5.94 Has he become a sceptic over Europe? REACTION TO JOHN SMITH'S DEATH 15.5.94 Andrew Marr and Peter Riddell discuss the legacy of his leadership and the likely implications for the Labour party BRYAN GOULD 15.5.94 On the death of John Smith JOHN REDWOOD 8.5.94 Do the Tories need a new leader? What are they offering in their manifesto for the Euro elections? JACK STRAW 1.5.94 Why is Labour being so cautious in its campaigning for the Local Government elections? SIR NORMAN FOWLER 1.5.94 Can the Conservatives heal the divisions to fight a positive campaign in the Local Government elections? JOHN GUMMER 24.4.94 Discusses more problems for the government over coded leadership challenges and the D-Day 'celebrations' ahead of the local government elections PADDY ASHDOWN 24.4.94 What should happen in Bosnia now that the NATO ultimatum has been ignored by the Serbs? SIR PATRICK MAYHEW 27.3.94 The IRA is still bombing and the Unionists have rejected it so has the Downing Street Declaration backfired? KENNETH CLARKE 27.3.94 Defends increased VAT on fuel bills and the effects of such tax rises on confidence in the economy LEO TINDEMANS PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PEOPLE'S PARTY 20.3.94 Talks about EU enlargement and qualified majority voting ahead of the vote by the Council of Ministers HELVEG PETERSEN DANISH FOREIGN MINISTER 20.3.94 On why Denmark will not be supporting Britain over voting reform in the EU KENNETH BAKER 20.3.94 Could Douglas Hurd sell a compromise solution on Europe to his own backbenchers? EU DISCUSSION 13.3.94 John Townend, Matthew Carrington and Bill Newton-Dunn talk about EU voting reforms and enlargement ELMAR BROK GERMAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS 13.3.94 What will happen if Britain refuses to compromise over EU voting reforms and enlargement? ANN TAYLOR 6.3.94 What can Labour offer Britain's battered education system? JAMES MOLYNEAUX 6.3.94 Have the Ulster Unionists been left out in the cold over the Downing Street Declaration? MARTIN MCGUINNESS 27.2.94 How can Sinn Fein justify more killing by the IRA when polls show an overwhelming desire for it to stop? GORDON BROWN 27.2.94 Discusses public-private partnerships and Labour's plans to cut taxes if elected ALBERT REYNOLDS 20.2.94 What progress has been made in the Northern Ireland Peace Process since the Downing St Declaration in December? DAVID BLUNKETT 13.2.94 How would Labour find more resources for the Health Service? MICHAEL HESELTINE 6.2.94 Has John Major lost control of his party? Is it time for a new leader? MICHAEL HOWARD 30.1.94 Defends his get tough policy on crime and the government's record against further sniping from its own supporters PADDY ASHDOWN 23.1.94 Is it time for the British government to withdraw its troops from Bosnia? GORDON BROWN 23.1.94 The Treasury confirms that people are paying more taxes under the Tories, but isn't the recovery underway? JOHN MAPLES AND CHARLES CLARKE 16.1.94 Discuss the Conservatives' problems over 'Back to Basics' DAVID HUNT 16.1.94 Talks about the scandal and confusion in which the government is embroiled ALBERT REYNOLDS 12.12.93 What obstacles remain between the Irish and British governments on the road to a peace agreement PADRAIG FLYNN EU COMMISSIONER 12.12.93 Has Jacques Delors' EU Jobs White Paper been 'filleted'? DAVID HUNT 12.12.93 Discusses the EU Jobs White Paper MALCOLM RIFKIND 5.12.93 Talks about Front Line First and the selling off of Ministry of Defence support services JOHN HUME 5.12.93 What is the key to unlock the NI peace talks? JOHN PRESCOTT 28.11.93 What could Labour do to reduce the unemployment figures? ROY HATTERSLEY 21.11.93 Criticises Labour's plans for all-women shortlists VIRGINIA BOTTOMLEY 21.11.93 What is the aim of 'Back to Basics' - is it to reduce dependence on the Welfare State? CHRIS PATTEN 14.11.93 On his tough stand in the negotiations with China over the future of Hong Kong ALBERT REYNOLDS 7.11.93 Talks about the prospects for the NI peace talks - Is the Hume/Adams process dead? JOHN HUME 31.10.93 Reacts to the latest murders in Northern Ireland and what it all means for the peace process and his own initiative with Gerry Adams JOHN MCGREGOR 31.10.93 Talks about difficulties for the British Rail Bill and the Peyton Amendment HARRIET HARMAN 31.10.93 Have the Labour modernisers hit the buffers? MICHAEL PORTILLO 24.10.93 Explains what he means by his plans to shrink the state and increase personal responsibility JOHN HUME 17.10.93 Interviewed about the Hume-Adams plan for peace in Northen Ireland GERRY ADAMS 17.10.93 What are the prospects for the Hume-Adams plan while the IRA goes on killing? JAMES MOLYNEAUX 17.10.93 Under what circumstances would he sit down to discuss peace with Gerry Adams? MICHAEL HESELTINE 10.10.93 In his first major interview since his heart attack, what remains of his influence over British politics and the Conservative party? DOUGLAS HURD 3.10.93 What can John Major do to silence the critics of his leadership and unite the party during the Conservative Party Conference? GORDON BROWN 26.9.93 Given the Government's difficulties, why can't Labour inspire the voters? PADDY ASHDOWN 19.9.93 Discusses allegations of racist campaigning by the Lib Dems and what they have to do to turn protest votes into solid support Transcription note Please note that all On The Record interview transcripts were typed from a transcription unit recording and not copied from an original script: Because of the possibility of mis-hearing and the difficulty, in some cases, of identifying individual speakers, the BBC cannot vouch for its accuracy. Back to Interviews