Labour Party Conference

Title

Labour Party Conference

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

6 Oct 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:08:57

Description

Report on the Labour Party Conference, 1977; debates on construction workers unemployment due to cuts in public spending; Rhodesia; racial discrimination, the National Front and banning of marches; abortion. Speeches by Danny Crawford of construction workers’ union UCATT; Eric Heffer; Foreign Secretary Dr David Owen; Prime Minister James Callaghan; Andy Hawkins of Lewisham Council; Ian Mikardo; Mandy Moore.

Contributors

Merlyn Rees; James Callaghan; Eric Heffer; Ian Mikardo; David Owen; Danny Crawford; Mandy Moore; Andrew Hawkins

Keywords

Labour Party; Cost reduction; Interethnic relations; Ethnic conflicts; Political conferences; Violence; Unemployment; Political parties; Abortion; Conferences; National Front; Rhodesia; Francois Mitterrand; Racism; Marches; Construction industry personnel

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