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ford North Manifesto has used the selection of Pat Wall as the pe 9 October Wall, a supporter ot the defeated Benjamin Ford, the sitting MP Ine North tuency to dump Ford was surprising nas said he agrees with the SDP 'on many issues'. H also told his that he would refuse to be a Labour candidate if the party's election manifesto continued commitment to unilateral disarmament withdrawal from the EEC As both these were adopted Labour Bradford Party had littl option but alternative candidate.
The Manifesto statement is part of a general campaign which is now being waged against the left by the right and centre of the party. SDP victory in the Croydon by-election used as a stick with which to beat the left.
Foot blamed 'distractions Labour lemenyichael and dissensions party for the Croydon result. He also highlighted the affairs that have happened on the Greater Lonaon Council' swipe at GLC leader Ken Livingstone.
But the Pat Wall Labour candidate, THE Labour Party's right wing is on the warIn a statement issued on Tuesday, 60 MPs from the party's right-wing Manifesto group demanded Labour's national executive launch a witch-hunt against supporters of the Militant They also ecutive to refuse to endorse Pat Wall as the party's candidate for the constituency of BradThe Manifesto statement ended by hinting that the MPs would consider leaving the party if their demands weren't met.
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Croydon Stan called upon Boden, was on the rightWillg of refused to allow Benn to campaign during the election in Croydon This did little to kindle enthusiasm among Labour workers in the by-election. All tour Crovdon consti tuencies voted for Tony Benn in the deputy leader. ship contest The new strategy of the Labour left is becoming obvious. Any small victory for the left, or any setback for Labour is being used as an excuse to purge in the party The aim is pressure on new national executive on which there was a shift to the right and centre at the conference.
The best against these moves is maintain the campaign for democracy and tabilitv in the labour Par.
The constituency parties have every right to insist that it is up to them to select the parlamentary candidate of their choice.
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