IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

MPs revolt in extra seats row

· Socialist Challenge No. 75, 7 December 1978 · p. 12 of the scan · 422 words

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Contraception available on 17 Harcourt Irelanu Westminster the Irish policy Labour Whip, Was of how the 350 to 49 vote resistance could once more di rooted in the life of the masses.

one comrade overcca rom the debates at the conference presently in prison in the North, convicted of possessing arms he was holding to defend his area Sentenced to isolated from voting lobby.

process cane organisation by a six year jail ern. Dens never neess sent enthusiastic greetings to the His incarceration serves as a reminder to British socialists of the harsh realities of revoluIn Britain's oldest colony, a struggle which People's Democracy will now wage with the utmost vigour.

A fund for Denis Murphy has been established. Contributions can be sent to the Denis Detence Bookshop, Avoca Andersonstown revol PD's newspaper, Socialist Republic, government can be obtained from the same address, price £2 for 12 issues. CaSe TWO Parliamentary Private Secretaries who voted last week Sue abou! ment's plan to give the North of SIA MOTE SCaLS resigned their positions on 29 November.

The two, Ivor Clemitson and Bruce Grocott, were among 38 Labour MPs who voted against proposals the most significant parliamentary revolt so far against the government's Liberals also voted against the measure, and an assistant Jock Stallard, notable among a large number of abstentions in the intriguing abstention was Energy Minister Tony Benn, who voted in an earlier division on the Bill at 10pm the government against a Liberal amendment.

took place just 15 mintues later, the Be WAS TOO DOHERE The government has played down the significance of the Normally an assistant Whip who refuses to support immediately sacked, but in this Stan measure will be taken.

Nor is Benn to be quizzed his voting -PCHaVIOUR The opposition to the extra six seats was based on an assumption that ine move represented a further integration of the North of Ireland into Westminster political system. The MPs also knew that most of the extra seats would go to Unionists.

The Labour MPs who voted or acted as tellers sons were.

Norman Atkinson, Norman Buchan. Denis Canavan. , Neil Carmichael, Lewis Carter.

Ivor Clemitson, HONES Maureen Colquhoun, Robin Corbett, Martin Flannery, Ted Fletcher, Bruce Grocott, John Home Robertson, Russell Kerr, Arthur Latham, John Lee Loyden, Alex Lyon hard, o McNamara, Joan Maynard, Bob Mellish. Jan Mikardo. Star Ovenden. Christopher Price. Jo Richardson, George Rodgers, Paul Rose, Neville Sandelson, Renee Short, Dennis Skinner, spriggs Ron Thomas. Thorne. Alec Woodall, John Ellis. Tom Litterick

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