Labour remits demand N-disarmament

Press, 20 July 1981, Page 8

Labour remits demand N-disarmament

NZPA London Widespread demands on a future Labour government to move towards unilateral nuclear disarmament and the closing of nuclear bases on British soil are among a host of resolutions submitted for the forthcoming party conference at Brighton. There is a marked Leftwing tone about most of the 503 resolutions tabled. By far the most — nearly 100 .— concern disarmament. Only 16 deal with the economy, and 19 are devoted to unem-

ployment generally and 18 to youth unemployment. Scores of constituency parties express “unconditional opposition" to the replacement of Polaris missiles by Trident or any other system, and to the deployment of Cruise missiles, the neutron bomb and all other nuclear weapons. There are also demands that an incoming Labour government should withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, close the defence sales organisation. heavily reduce defence

spending, and reorganise the arms industry to produce alternative socially useful products using existing skills and materials without loss of jobs. Nearly all the resolutions on this subject insist that these demands should be included in the next General Election manifesto so that a future Labour government is pledged to implement them. There are calls for the Labour leadership to abandon its bi-partisan policy with the Conservatives on Northern Ireland. .