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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 January 1974.

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Photo of Mr Albert Cooper Mr Albert Cooper , Ilford South 12:00, 10 January 1974

—is the Communist Party, and that is so not only here but in other countries. We may, as Parliament and people, have to take some steps to proscribe the party—which I personally would not like to see—or to exclude Communists from membership of trade union executives. I believe that the Electrical Trades Union at one time barred Communists from being members of its executive. It may be that we shall have to try to persuade other unions to take similar action.