The ostensible reason for their expulsions were that they had brought the into disrepute' Amir through public attacks on Hattersley's attitude 1o, achievements TOT Sparkbrook S black community; Kevin, through his involvement in a TV documentary allegHIDEODCI recruitment of Asian members to the constituency's Spark Hil ward.
In really however, both Amir and Kevin Scally represented the sort of policies Hattersley can neither accept not nose to reDrescul - d democratic whose Asian members determine their own needs.
For Kevin Scally things came to a head two years ago. In the Autumn of 1983, just the tion process the Spark Hil ward received membership applications in one week form was one of Kevin's neighbours. Hattersley tioned the meeting's validity at the following GMC. He reported he had been approached by several members complaining that people from outside the had altented and voted at the Spark Hill AGM.
The AGM Roy Hattersley: 'clearly visible pulling the strings.' Among the charges made at Tuesday's GMO was that 'the programme showed you in possession of Labour applications which had come to you through your position as branch secretary, these should have been forwardvinced that Kevin's activity for British withdrawal has conto the demands for his expulsion Ever since he joined the Nor thern Ireland Labour Party in 1969, Kevin has beer CONSCI advocate of