THE WEST Midlands Regional Labour Party gave its full backing to the witch hunt in the its annual meeting last weekend.
BirminghamLadywood Labour Party Delegate A resolution calling on 'the NEC to use its powers to expel all known Militant members' passed by 506,000 to 132,000. Yet, in normal course of the issue of party discipline would never have been debated.
It was the last item on the agenda and the conference was running well over time DUI Brian Mathers and the TGWU delegation changed position was carried by a large majority.
Section On black sections composite from the standing Oucs CommuLLet was remitted with a large section of the Colicience being against the formation of black sections Diane Abbott had been well received earlier when speaking the wellattended Campaign group fringe meeting. She argued that 'the Labour Party has black ethnic minority people more involvea to be a genuinel strong organisation. ' Over a hundred delegates heard Dennis Skinner Peter Willsman of CLPD.
Possibly the most important question for the East Midlands THE PASSING of a resolution in support of the print unions was the most positive decision by the regional executive statement in line with the NEC Mary Donnelly, Notts East Labour Party Women's conference was the NUM's continuing struggle. The mood of the Justice for Mineworkers' fringe meeting was one of determination. An impressive plattorm emphasised the depth of the attack on the whole labour represented by the NCB's current campaign.
Margaret Beckett, shadow social services minister, placed the sacked miners' hardship in the context imminent sweeping DHSS reforms.
Jack Jones, Leicestershire NUM secretary, demanded that a future Labour government 'first and foremost look after its own, particularly those sacked mineworkers, the day they elected Pam Oldfield Notts Women Against Pit Closures. stressed the im portance of the Justice for Campaign.
vilicworKer 'As long as working people sacked Chall prisoned the resolutions adopted by the should be at the forefront of the labour and trade union movement. It vital, therefore, that everyone involve themselves in this campaign.
Mark Hunter, sacked Welbeck colliery in Notts, explained that it is because the UDM is losing ground fast that the NCB is forced to take action themselves Peter Heathfield urged the delegates visitors to force conference to take up the fight for True form, conference had to remit the composites dealing with the UDM due to concern over its wording. Strong policy is needed and this situation singularly useless to those in the front line of the NCB's attacks now A lot of sympathy and concern for the NUM was visible among delegates however. The attendance at the for Mineworkers' fringe meeting and the sizeable collection taken bears Hundreds of Justice for Mineworkers leaflets urging affiliation the campaigr were taken away and will help to • translate sympathy into active participation Parties in the region. The leaflets also be held in Notts • I3 April, rally organi ed by Notts WAP( Justice for Mineworkers HILLIN Scargill Festival speaking hall, Kirkby in Ashfield, Nott 7.30pm.
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East Midlands regional Labour Party Conference this weekend. On the question of the witch hunt a