Labour expulsion of Militant editors

Title

Labour expulsion of Militant editors

Genre

Interview

TX Date

23 Feb 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:36

Description

Reaction of Peter Taaffe following the decision by the Labour Party NEC to expel him and 4 other members of the Militant newspaper editorial board from the Party. Also interview with Labour General Secretary Jim Mortimer on Militant’s planned legal action and political campaign against the expulsion. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Jim Mortimer; Peter Taaffe

Keywords

Labour Party; Newspapers; Political parties; Editors; Political campaigns; Lawsuits; Militant; Militant Tendency

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