THE London Labour Party annual meeting on 11-12 July will be the first major Labour Party event following the election. It will witness an attempt by the Labour leadership to blame the left in London for the party's defeat.
The agenda has been reorganised to take a major discussion on the.
discussion on the Inner London Education Authority.
LIBERAL MP David Alton is one of the MPs who have come high enough on the Private Members Bill ballot to be in with a chance of putting legislation betore parliament.
Further restrictions on abortion is amongst the topics he is considering.
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Moves are being
floated to change the constitution of the LOLCOR Laborral to cut down the influence of the left, for example by reducing the number of places elected directly to the regional executive by the regional women's There will be a Campaign Forum meelng on salurday lunchtime at the London School of Printing. , Speakers include: Eric Heffer, Linda Bellos, Ann Pettifor Pete Willsman and the LCLGR.
However, whether or not it is chosen by Alton, anti-abortion legislation is likely to be introduced in one form or another In 1 nasars o res Before the election the suveillcal was alcauy announcing its intention to bring forward new laws on embryo experimentation based on the Warnock Report.
Pro-choice activists be prepared! In the two weeks since June 11 one ward has been closed down and a constituency has been informed that it may be next.
The Sparkhill ward of Sparkbrook constituency closed down by the the ward members knew of tion on lo june llal lI •revent new Icolace those WIU on. Ward ofticers claim that consecce asonce orod the EC. They had tried to call a public meeting on the issue of Black Sections durAlthough disciplinary measures against some of members well ildy follow. Kevin Scally's comments to the local press were also referred to the EC which was asked to bring back recommendations.
The GC also voted to disenfranchise Sparkhill ward's delegates to BirmDIS BOCI At the moment the DLP ausu disbanded following a boycott by right When its AGM is finally called the election of officers is likely to produce a close-run race between left ana rigat wing nomices anticipation of this, right wing constituencies such as Sparkbrook, Yardley and Small Heath have been doing everything their power to eliminate left wing delegates.
Meanwhile Selly Oak constituency has been told that it is in danger of being disbanded. Fraser Kemp West Midlands regiona organiser, attended GMC on 25 June to discuss its ongoing dispute with the NEC over the membership of Bob Whitehead.
Bob was a member of the Labour Party until he DIN IRITY H Birmingham-Sparkbrook Labour Party last year, but as the Atkin affair has already shown the right wing's witch hunt is by no means over - recently they have closed down Sparkhill per cent swing to Labour from the Conservatives.
Bob subsequently moved to Selly Oak where was gladly recruited. Officers of Yardles - along with their friends on NEC- - have been trying to put an end to this arrangement ever since Selv Oak GMC continued to give their support On Sun a BY BE
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New anti-abortion legislation threatened
EN POINT IT'S BACK to business for the right wing in Birm- ingham now that the general election is out of the way.