Labour expulsion of Militant editors

Title

Labour expulsion of Militant editors

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Feb 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:24

Description

Report on the decision by the NEC to expel from the Labour Party 5 members of the Militant newspaper editorial board, and the damage to the party in the run up to the election from Militant’s planned political campaign and legal action. Includes interviews with expelled editor Peter Taaffe and Labour General Secretary Jim Mortimer. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jim Mortimer; Peter Taaffe

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Newspapers; Political parties; Editors; General elections; Political campaigns; Lawsuits; Militant; Militant Tendency

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