Frank Field to force by-election

Title

Frank Field to force by-election

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

11 Dec 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:05:22

Description

Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock has for the moment averted a split in his party by agreeing to set up an investigation into the deselection of Birkenhead MP Frank Field. Field had threatened to force a by-election and stand as an independent candidate, after claiming he was dismissed from his constituency by the block vote of the unions and the influence of banned Militant supporters. Field now says he will not resign and will force a by-election but hopes as a result of the national executive inquiry, there will be a re-run of the election and he intends to stand again.

Contributors

Frank Field

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Political parties; Members of Parliament; Neil Kinnock; Parliamentary candidates; Political leaders; Wirral; Resignation (political); Militant Tendency; Birkenhead; Frank Field

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