Allegations of Militant infiltration in the Wirral

Title

Allegations of Militant infiltration in the Wirral

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

12 Dec 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:51

Description

In 2 parts, with a break in the recording. Elena Curti reports on Frank Field MP’s claims that Militants have infiltrated the Labour Party in the Wirral. Labour Party Director of Communications, Peter Mandelson, says the Birkenhead selection (for Parliamentary candidate) will be examined as a matter of course. Curti then interviews Field.

Contributors

Frank Field; Elena Curti; Peter Mandelson

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Political parties; Neil Kinnock; Parliamentary candidates; Political leaders; Wirral; Merseyside; Militant Tendency; Birkenhead; Frank Field

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