Islington defections to SDP

Title

Islington defections to SDP

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Sep 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:07:22

Description

Rodney Bennett reports following the victory of SDP candidate Kevin O’Keefe in an Islington Borough Council by-election, preceded by the defection of 16 councillors and local MP Michael O’Halloran from the Labour Party to the SDP. Includes interviews with defecting councillor Gerry Southgate and loyal Labour councillor Valerie Veness on the issues, including policies to either cut services or raise rates.

Contributors

Rodney Bennett; Gerry Southgate; Valerie Veness

Keywords

Elections; Politics; London; Labour Party; Cost reduction; Political manifestos; Political parties; Public services; Members of Parliament; Islington; Political allegiance; SDP; Community charge; Politicians; Local taxation; Borough councils; Islington Borough Council; Michael O’Halloran

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