Labour conference - Final morning’s issues

Title

Labour conference - Final morning’s issues

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

5 Oct 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Richard Dallyn reports on the final morning of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool with debates on the Falklands (including controversial sinking of Argentinian warship General Belgrano in Falklands War) and Northern Ireland and GCHQ staff trade union ban. With speeches from Tam Dalyell MP; deputy leader Roy Hattersley; Croydon delegate Hugh Atkinson; Alex Kitson for NEC; Betty Boothroyd.

Further information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplock_courts

Contributors

Roy Hattersley; Alex Kitson; Betty Boothroyd; Tam Dalyell; Richard Dallyn; Hugh Atkinson

Keywords

Shipwrecks; Politics; Trade unions; Government; Labour Party; Armed forces; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Ireland; UK; Great Britain; Political conferences; Right to information; Liverpool; Civil servants; Political parties; Conferences; Courts; State security; Peacebuilding; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Warships; GCHQ; RUC; UDR; Trade union members; Political scandals; General Belgrano; Intelligence services; Offical Secrets Act

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