Industrial Relations

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 December 1973.

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Photo of Mr Edward Gardner Mr Edward Gardner , South Fylde 12:00, 4 December 1973

There was no duty on the commissioners to find out. There was a duty on the commissioners to take possession of £100,000. They took possession of that £100,000 from the council. After the clerk of the council had handed over the money, no attempt was made to suggest that it had been allocated for political purposes. In fact, as we know, seven members of the council were members of the union—