LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Labour conference

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:59

Description

Report on the 1987 Labour Party conference at Brighton. Includes speeches by Neil Usher (National Organisation of Labour students); Mary Duffy(?), elderly delegate giving forthright opinion; conference chairman Sydney Tierney of USDAW tries to keep order; Valerie Wise, former chairman of GLC Women’s Committee calls for lunch; humorous moment with Larry Whitty, Labour General Secretary on the retirement of Ted, David Blunkett’s guide dog. Reporter not identified.

Contributors

Larry Whitty; Neil Usher; Mary Duffy(?); Valerie Wise; Sydney Tierney

Keywords

Labour Party; Political conferences; Women; Conferences; Dogs; Brighton; David Blunkett; Assistance animals

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