Labour NEC vetos Black candidates

Title

Labour NEC vetos Black candidates

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

17 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:47

Description

Kevin Murphy reports from Westminster on a row within the Labour Party after the National Executive Committee refused to endorse 4 of the 5 possible Black candidates for the forthcoming Vauxhall by-election in London, including left-wing activist, Martha Osamor. Includes interviews with Ken Livingstone and Roy Hattersley.

Contributors

Roy Hattersley; Ken Livingstone; Kevin Murphy

Keywords

Elections; London; Labour Party; Black peoples; Parliamentary candidates; Martha Osamor; Vauxhall

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