Labour conference - opposition to Militant registration

Title

Labour conference - opposition to Militant registration

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Sep 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:04:15

Description

Report on a debate at the Labour Party conference in Blackpool, with delegates opposing the registration of members of the Militant Tendency. Speakers include: Tony Benn MP; Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Female reporter not identified (poss. Judith Dawson).

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Tony Benn; Judith Dawson?

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; NUM; Party politics; Blackpool; Pressure groups; Membership; Militant Tendency; Registers

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