SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Skinner calls for closure of all US bases

· Socialist Action No. 138, 25 April 1986 · pp. 2-3 of the scan · 483 words

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tack on Libya, Roland Boyes, supported by many Tribune Campaign Group MPs, has tabled a motion in the House of Commons calling for 'the removal of all United States nuclear weapons from all bases in Britain'.

Two amendments have also been tabled. The first, from Frank Cook MP, strengthens the resolution by calling for all military bases to be removea. bul the second, from Dennis Skinner, gets it dead right. amends read: "That this house the manner in which States bases in Britain have been used to launch unjustified bombing attacks on Libya believes that this raises serious concern about the Porentia deployment ses the deployment nuclear weapons; safeguard for the British asserts that people would the removal of all United States nuclear weapons a well as closing down all the American bases in Bri Laill.

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against U.S. attack on Libya SOLIDARIT PALES TE base in Gwent and at the US air facility in Brawdy Haverfordwest. In Cardiff 200 people marched from the castle to a rally at the Welsh Office before the vigil began. At the rally speakers from the Labour Plaid Cmru CND Cymru deplored the bombing of Libya and the use of British bases. As Sue Essex, city councillor said, 'Mrs Thatcher has no mandate from the British people to allow the bases to be used in such a way.

ome Friday evening at it Women Against Closures meeting attended up the US bombing •To allow US airforce planes te Socialist Action 25 April 1986 be used to bomb cities and towns in a foreign nation on the pretext that they were challenging state terrorism is the action of someone who is not fit to be Prime Minister of this na tion, ' he said. For years I have warnec that the possession of nuclear weapons and foreign bases leads into interna tional conflict the Labour Party, within 24 hours of taking office, should tell the United States to take its filthy bases and nuclear weapons back to , their own coun try. US. ne salle referring to the financing ot the contras in Nicar agua, 'are past masters at SLaLC LCITULISHII On Saturday demonstrations were held in Cardiff and Newport. Uvel 2,000 ting broad layers of the South Wales trade unior movement Nottingham South East Labour Parties, Women Against Pit Closures, the Trades Council, Centhe AAM, the black sec munity groups. Participants Notts University Student Union included the president.

Every night from Tues. dav onwards there WCIE demonstrations of 200 or more in the city centre and the newly-formed Hands off Libya campaign sent six buses to London as well local which started at 250 but, by the time it had reached the city centre had attracted crowe or several unes unai size.

Scotland: Saturday saw demonstrations Glasgow, at Fasiane nava base, in Edinburgh through the week. Scottish

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