Labour conference - Tony Benn speech

Title

Labour conference - Tony Benn speech

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

1 Oct 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:10

Description

Report on a speech by left-wing Labour MP, Tony Benn at the 1980 Labour Party conference in Blackpool, where he called for changes in the Party’s voting system and also for the abolition of the House of Lords. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).

Contributors

Tony Benn; Peter Murphy?

Keywords

Labour Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; House of Lords; Political reform; Tony Benn; Blackpool; Constitutions

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