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Labour overhaul (1988)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Tony Benn on an overhaul of the Labour Party to allow one member one vote in constituency parties in leadership elections in a first step to ending union block votes. Male interviewer not...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Dick Taverne MP, leader of the Social Democrats (1981)

David Steel has told the Social Democrats they can not leave it too late if they want to form an alliance with the Liberals for the next election. His warning comes after the social democrats rejected a...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Margaret Beckett on political funding (1992)

Genre

Press conference; News report

Des Fahy reports on a press conference featuring Margaret Beckett (with excerpts), one of the challengers for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, who has promised she will change the way political...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Decision makers (1983)

Genre

Interview; Documentary

Documentary looking at the battles between the parties at the reopening of Parliament. Will the changes in the parties’ line-ups have an impact on Parliament? The aftermath of Cecil Parkinson’s...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Funding of political parties (1993)

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

Report on a Parliamentary debate on the funding of political parties, following the disclosure that fugitive Asil Nadir donated money that may have been stolen to the Conservative Party. Speakers are Labour...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Liberal Democrat and Labour Parties common ground (1993)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes’ hopes for a Liberal Democrat and Labour Party pact that would see the two parties finding common ground in an attempt to oust the Conservative Party. Speakers are Liberal...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Labour conference - Dennis Skinner on leader selection (1980)

Genre

Interview

Interview with MP Dennis Skinner, at the 1980 Labour Party conference in Blackpool about the decision of the party NEC regarding the future selection of leaders and the share of votes between trade unions,...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Margaret Beckett on political donations (1993)

Genre

Interview

Paul Rowley interviews Deputy Labour leader Margaret Beckett about her demand for a strict code of conduct for all payments and donations to political parties and to ensure they are recorded.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

David Owen on support for SDP (1989)

Genre

Interview

Leader of the Social Democratic Party, Dr David Owen counting on the support of the party’s remaining membership not to defect to Labour or to the Social and Liberal Democrats, and arguing that a...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Dave Nellist suspended from Labour (1991)

Genre

Interview

Labour MP Dave Nellist reacts to his suspension from the Labour Party and ban from their conference in Brighton (with fellow MP Terry Fields) for his alleged links with Militant. Des Fahy interviews.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio