Labour conference- councils to defy government

Title

Labour conference- councils to defy government

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Oct 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:20

Description

Report on the Labour Party conference in Brighton calling for local Labour councils to break the law and defy Government spending cuts. Speaking are leader of Lambeth Council Ted Knight; Labour environment spokesman Gerald Kaufman; MP for Central Edinburgh Robin Cook. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Robin Cook; Ted Knight; Gerald Kaufman

Keywords

Politics; Local authorities; Local government; Labour Party; Cost reduction; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; Michael Heseltine; Government spending; Local taxation; Brighton; Local finance; Centralization

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