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Ron Brown on defection to SDP (1981)
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- Interview
Ron Brown, MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch, on the current divisions in the Labour Party that led to his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) (27/11/81). His announcement comes after the SDP...
Ron Brown defection to SDP - Local party reaction (1981)
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- Interview
Unidentified male Labour Party worker in the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency on the defection of local MP, Ron Brown to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Female interviewer not identified.
GLC spending - Ron Brown censure bill (1983)
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- News report; Interview
Report on the background to a House of Commons Privilege Committee censure case made by SDP MP, Ron Brown, following remarks made by Greater London Council leader Ken Livingstone and Finance Chairman John...
Ken Livingstone on GLC spending (1983)
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- Interview
Greater London Council leader Ken Livingstone on the House of Commons reaction to his campaign of positive victimisation against London MPs who refuse the GLC’s bid for more money. Female interviewer not...
Engineer freed from Libyan jail (1987)
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- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on engineer Robert Maxwell being released from jail in Libya after being held for 6 years on charges of economic espionage following pleas made to Libyan leader, Colonel Qaddafi by his wife Grace and...
Ron Brown MP, in mace row-suspended from Commons (1988)
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- Interview
Paul Rowley speaks to Ron Brown MP, about his suspension from the House of Commons, after causing uproar in the chamber when he failed to apologise for tossing the royal mace to the floor. He remains...
Ron Brown banned from Commons after outburst (1988)
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- Interview
The Scottish Labour MP Ron Brown was suspended from the House of Commons for 20 days last night, for damaging the Commons mace in an angry outburst and for refusing to apologise. Brown talks to Richard...
Nicholas Ridley accused of obscene gesture in Commons (1988)
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- Interview; News report
29 MPs have accused Environment Secretary Nicholas Ridley of making a V-sign in the House of Commons, and inciting sexist abuse of Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokeswoman, Jo Richardson during a debate on...
Ron Brown punished by Labour over mace tossing (1988)
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- Interview
Interview with Labour Party MP, Ron Brown, who has been suspended from the House of Commons after dropping the ceremonial mace and refusing to apologise, and has now been punished by his own party. A meeting...
Ron Brown punished - Dobson reaction (1988)
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- Interview
Interview with Shadow Leader of the House, Frank Dobson, on the case of his fellow Labour MP, Ron Brown, who has been suspended from the House of Commons after dropping the ceremonial mace and refusing to...