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Prime Minister Jim Callaghan's desperate attempts to survive a no-confidence vote in 1979

Prime Minister Jim Callaghan's desperate attempts to survive a no-confidence motion in 1979.

In March 1979, the British Prime Minister James Callaghan was struggling desperately to govern with a parliamentary majority of just three. When the Conservative opposition tabled a motion of no-confidence, his party whips fought a furious - and ultimately unsuccessful - battle to keep him in power. Simon Watts listens through the BBC's archives to tales from the collapse of the Callaghan government. 

Picture: James Callaghan outside 10 Downing Street (Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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