Labour conference - EEC, women and SDP defections

Title

Labour conference - EEC, women and SDP defections

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:51

Description

Report reviewing the Labour Party conference in Brighton including debates on UK withdrawing from the EEC without a referendum and positive discrimination for women in the Party. Speaking are deputy leadership candidate John Silkin; Derek Enright MEP; trade union delegate Mel Read(?); retiring Labour General Secretary, Ron Hayward. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Silkin; Ron Hayward; Derek Enright; Mel Read(?)

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; EEC; UK; Referenda; Political conferences; Political manifestos; Political parties; Disadvantaged groups; Women; Conferences; Discrimination; Political allegiance; Europe; SDP; Brighton

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