Labour conference-defence debate

Title

Labour conference-defence debate

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

2 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:20

Description

Peter Spencer reports on the debate over the party’s defence policy and the proposals to drop its commitment to unilateral disarmament at the Labour Party conference in Brighton. Includes speeches by Tony Benn; CND leader, Bruce Kent; Ron Todd, TGWU leader; shadow Defence Secretary, Gerald Kaufman; Joan Ruddock.

Contributors

Peter Spencer; Tony Benn; Bruce Kent; Gerald Kaufman; Ron Todd; Joan Ruddock

Keywords

Labour Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; Defence policy; CND; Anti-nuclear movements; Brighton

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