Labour conference- unemployment and disunity

Title

Labour conference- unemployment and disunity

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

24 Jun 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:54

Description

Report on topics covered at the Labour Party conference in Brighton including strategy to reduce unemployment and deputy leadership contest. Includes speech excerpt by Labour leader Michael Foot making a veiled attempt to urge Tony Benn to pull out of the contest. Also Dennis Skinner campaigning for Tony Benn at a fringe meeting. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Michael Foot; Dennis Skinner

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Industry; Labour Party; Imports; Political conferences; Unemployment; Cars; Car industry; Political parties; Conferences; Economic policy; Import control; Economic recession; Japan; Nationalization; Political leaders; Brighton

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