Labour conference - Electoral reform debate

Title

Labour conference - Electoral reform debate

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

3 Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:03:06

Description

Report on the Labour Party conference debate in Blackpool, with debate on future leadership selection and candidates. Includes speeches by MPs Ian Mikardo and Neil Kinnock; prospective candidate Hilary Hodge (on lack of women MPs). Also party chairwoman Joan Lestor deals with the lost property. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Spencer or Peter Murphy).

Contributors

Ian Mikardo; Neil Kinnock; Hilary Hodge; Joan Lestor

Keywords

Labour Party; Political conferences; James Callaghan; Political parties; Women; Conferences; Electoral reform; Equal opportunity; Roy Jenkins; Parliamentary candidates; Political leaders; Political process

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.