TWENTY-TWO Labour MPs have signed an early day motion (EDM) in the House of Commons calling for British withdrawal from Ireland and a united independent Ireland.
The signatories are: Diane Abbott, Tony Banks, J Battie, Tony Benn, Ron Brown, R Cambell, Dennis Can Velt. Bob Clay, Harry Cohen, Jeremy Corbyn, Bob Cryer, George Galloway, Mildred Gordon, John Hughes, Ken Livingstone, Alice Mahon, Alan Meale, Chris Mullin, Dawn Primarolo, Dennis Skinner, Andrew Smith, Wray.
The EDM 'expresses its horror at the continuing loss of life as at Enniskillen'. It states that: the violence and bloodshed in Northern Ireland stems primarily from the long-standing British occupation of that country and the partition imposed by force in 1921' It notes that 'neither emergency powers, internment without trial, Diplock courts, Speaker: Tony Benn MP Monday 14 December, 7.30pm The Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London NW1 (opposite Euston Station)
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and Kensington Constituency Labour Party Students must reaffirm AT NOLS conference in March 1988, the policy of support for unconditional and military British withdrawal from Ireland, removal of the border and self-determination for the Irish people will lapse.
This is particularl erious in the presen the question of selfdeterminanon 101 tue Irish people. Opposition student movement by One is the recent decision of the LCC not to adopt support for British withdrawal from Ireland in the wake of Enniskillen, even after a on this issue overwhelmingly supported this position.
This will doubtlessly that presently exists among their co-thinkers, the Democratic Left leadership of NOLS, for the demand for British withdrawal and Irish sell-actermination.
The other factor is the series of meetings the Prevention of Terrorism Act, the use of CS gas, plastic bullets, strip searching, the existence of the Stormont parliament, direct rule , power sharing, the despatch of British troops or the Anglo-Irish agreement have ever succeeded in bringing peace and , and that the Western defence is one of the reasons why Britain remains in Northern Ireland'.
The EDM also calls for 'Britain to announce its jurisdiction in the withdraw all its troops within the lifetime of this parliament, to open immediate negotiations Ireland to secure reunification on terms that would safeguard all civil and political rights so as to make possible the realisation of the ancient and undoubted aspirations of the Irish people lor a unlica allu ndependent ireland • The eariv dar motion is based on the policy on Ireland adopted by the
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