Second day of Labour conference
- Title
- Second day of Labour conference
- Genre
- News report; Speech
- TX Date
- Oct 1981
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:03:36
- Description
- Report on the second day of the Labour Party conference in Brighton where a decision was made to defy Government spending cuts in Labour controlled councils; also debated education, immigration and economic policy. Speaking are Lambeth council leader Ted Knight; MP for Edinburgh Central Robin Cook; shadow Home Secretary Roy Hattersley; deputy leadership contest winner Denis Healey and loser Tony Benn. Female reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Roy Hattersley; Tony Benn; Denis Healey; Robin Cook; Ted Knight
- Keywords
- Politics; Local authorities; Government; Labour Party; Parliamentary bills; Cost reduction; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Unemployment; Political parties; Conferences; Councils; Incomes policy; Economic policy; Nationality; Party politics; Government spending; Norman Tebbit; Local taxation; Cabinet ministers; Immigration and nationality legislation; Brighton; Local finance; Political appointments
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LBC/IRN, "Second day of Labour conference". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0023300492013 (Accessed 07 May 2025)