Labour changes defence policy

Title

Labour changes defence policy

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

29 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:49

Description

Simon Israel reports from the Labour Party conference in Brighton on a speech by leader Neil Kinnock on the new defence policy not to call for unilateral nuclear disarmament only days after the TGWU had voted to reject it. Includes excerpt of the speech; interview with Kinnock on his support; vox pop with delegates; interview with TGWU leader Ron Todd.

Contributors

Neil Kinnock; Ron Todd; Simon Israel

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Labour Party; Political conferences; Conferences; Defence; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; Defence policy; Brighton

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