Eric Ogden on Liverpool deselection

Title

Eric Ogden on Liverpool deselection

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:47

Description

(Former?) Labour MP, Eric Ogden on being deselected(?) by his constituency party in favour of a more left-wing candidate. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Kevin Murphy). Cataloguer’s note: Ogden defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981, and was to retain his seat until the 1983 General Election.

Contributors

Kevin Murphy?; Eric Ogden

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Liverpool; Socialism; Members of Parliament; Political allegiance; Party politics; SDP; Politicians; Parliamentary candidates; Constituencies; Liverpool West Derby

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