Labour conference-vote on defence policy

Title
Labour conference-vote on defence policy
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
3 Oct 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:03:21
Description
Elena Curti reports on the Labour Party conference in Brighton voting for a policy review for a multilateral nuclear defence policy which allows a future Labour government to use Trident missiles as bargaining counters in disarmament talks. But the conference also committed Labour to cutting defence spending. Includes interviews with Roy Hattersley; Bruce Kent, CND; Joan Ruddock; Ron Todd, TGWU leader.
Contributors
Roy Hattersley; Bruce Kent; Ron Todd; Elena Curti; Joan Ruddock
Keywords
Labour Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; Defence policy; Brighton

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