Speeches, etc.

Margaret Thatcher

Remarks returning to Conservative Central Office

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue: Conservative Central Office, Smith Square, Westminster
Source: (1) BBC Television Archive: OUP transcript (2) The Times , 11 June 1983
Editorial comments: 0350. The Times published a single sentence from her remarks in a resume of election night. The BBC filmed MT’s return to No.10 at 0500.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 137
Themes: General Elections
(1) BBC Television Archive: OUP transcript

MT

Well, yes, indeed, one fights for victory.

Woman Journalist

And your next five years in office? What are your main objectives?

MT

Those in the manifesto, thank you … Absolutely wonderful! And get down to work immediately.

Woman Journalist

Are you surprised at the size of the victory?

MT

I, I, it's greater than I had dared to hope, greater than I had dared to hope.

(2) The Times, 11 June 1983

MT

We are very conscious of the burden of responsibility that rests on us. We have to remember that all power is a trust and we must exercise it that way.