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71 results found for '"Eric Heffer"' in Contributors.
Labour conference - anger over block vote (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from the 1980 Labour Party conference in Blackpool after trade unions used their block votes to affect votes on the party constitution including proposed changes to how leaders are selected. Includes...
Eric Heffer on Labour candidate changes (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP, Eric Heffer on the attempts of left-wing Party members to change the constitution and rules regarding the selection of parliamentary candidates. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Murphy?).
Labour constitutional reforms - AUEW backs Callaghan (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the decision of Terry Duffy and the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW) to swing their block vote in favour of Labour leader James Callaghan over the issue of constitutional changes and...
James Callaghan resignation - Eric Heffer interview (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with left wing Labour MP Eric Heffer about the resignation of James Callaghan as Labour Party leader. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Spencer?).
Labour leadership contest (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Peter Spencer reports on controversy over planned voting changes in the election of a Labour Party leader following the resignation of leader James Callaghan and on whether Michael Foot will stand as a...
Eric Heffer on Trident missile system (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Eric Heffer about his opposition to the Government’s proposed purchase of the Trident nuclear missile defence system as a replacement for Polaris. Male interviewer not identified.
UK airbase in Iran hostage operation (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male opposition MP (poss. Eric Heffer) criticises UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for not confirming or denying that US forces used a British airbase during the attempt to rescue American...
Labour conference-right wing success and SDP (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
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...
Labour opposition to Tatchell candidature (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Peter Tatchell being rejected as the prospective Parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey by the party National Executive Committee due to his radical leftwing views despite being elected by the...
Final day of Labour conference (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the final day of the Labour Party conference in Brighton and debates on a freedom of information act and the Official Secrets Act and for new controls on the police. Speaking are MP Eric Heffer; MP...