One of the questions which comes up very centrally now is how the role of the Labour Party is seen the important straggles outside parliament miners, Liverpool and Greenham are abrious examples.
Well I think our function is to support these struggles. I've never had the sightest doubt about that.
My period out of parliament, the aime month period when you have the epportunity seeing the stem from the bottom and not. the ip. reaffirmed that totally.
Wherever our people are involved - struggle - whether its ASLEF as it should have been in 1982, or whether it the NGA, or whether it Cheitenham, wnerner Iners. or whether it be Liverpool, or =-ether it be London, or whatever it =3: be - the function of the labour unions alical party and the parliamentary =ay - is to support. And to give all •support that is called for in these sets bely crucial struggles.
1-d if that is done then it will be impossible for the media to play =- arend game — which will be now the new parliamentary party a carty as a whole. We have to -eating a new relationship = amentary leadership =: a whole - and I rade union ...=…= the be be the the the Labour Party leadership.
Chesterfield.
was that the media began their camlines. seat.
were very arguments to deploy.
selection conference.
about what was a: stake Then came the die:: the same argumer:: **: -= The Chesterfield by-election was very interesting in the sense of being the last, and I hope decisive, round in the battle between the SDP and the media on the one hand and a socialist Labour Party