LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Labour conference-right wing success and SDP

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:49

Description

Report following elections at the Labour Party conference in Brighton which saw left wing losses and the replacement of Norman Atkinson as Labour Treasurer by Eric Varley. In his final speech as Party Treasurer Atkinson attacks the right wing of the party. Eric Heffer later launched an attack on the SDP (heard). Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Eric Heffer; Norman Atkinson

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Political conferences; Political leadership; Political parties; Conferences; SDP; Tony Benn; Political leaders; Election campaigns; Brighton

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