Campaign Group, Black Section, CLPD say: Reinstate Khan and Scally!

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of socialists in the party.

natural justice and pointed out that defence campaign to fight these attacks. AT A PRESS conference called last Wednesday, 11 June the Campaign Group of Labour MPs, the Labour Party Black Section, the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy (CLPD) and Witch Hunt News demanded the reinstatement of the three Birmingham-Sparkbrook party members expelled two days earlier by the Labour Party national executive committee. Reporting on the decision of the appeals and mediation committee, and the NEC which met later that day to uphold its recommendation, Dennis Skinner said this was clear proof that the base of the witch hunt was being broadened. He called on all party members to resist the purge The expulsions were attacked by Paul Sharma speaking on behalf of the Black Section. He condemned violations of would be clearly seen as racist by the black community. Sharma appealed for support for the fight for reinstatement of Amir Khan, Kevin Scally, and Mohammed Rafique.

On these pages we reprint the statements by Dennis Skinner and Kevin Scally made to the press conference, together with interview with Amir Khan. The events of last week represent a deepening of the witch hunt within the party. The determination of the Labour leadership to press ahead with expulsions shows the need for a broadly-based the expulsion of Khan