Labour Party's cant departure politics. Whatever the threatening differences between Ireland which is. for Foot. the crunch issue traartionally stood togetner on side the narrow Scotland and Wales.
British troops were sent perialist adventures. Break usually used as no respectability for Western intervention.
1950s, when vaded that country.
Benn's correct view north and an outside military force.
Nevertheless, withdrawn, and for Benn's campaign to be deputy leader.
be logical for Tony Torm.
within the Labour Party.
formulate an Irish policy.
partisanship and the fuence. Debate precedented opportunity Socialist Challenge Inat tre Immealate witnarawal the most practical and principled sołution. THE comments of Tony Benn on the policy on reprinted on this page, mark a signifiin party qualifications Benn made or the conditions he attached, the fact remains that he is the most prominent British politician so far to call for the withdrawal of British troops from The significance of this development can be judged by the reports that Michael Foot is demand that Benn from the shadow cabinet should he make any more comments on Ireland. Of all the politica Foot and Benn, it is That is not surprising. Whatever the differences between Labour and the Tories on wages policies, trade union rights, unemployment, or social reform, the two parties have matters outconfines of England, The bi-partisan approach to Ireland, which the Tories and Labour have followed since back on the streets of the six counties nearly 12 years ago, is just one example of a unanimity of praise for the vast majority of Britain's many imTony Benn's words threaten to break that consensus. It is true he coupled his call for the withdrawal of British troops with a demand that they be replaced by a United Nations force. It is also the case that UN troops are cloak of wearing the uniform of the UN US, and other Western troops inThere is also an obvious contradiction in that 'the irish neople south must solve their own problems' while at the same time suggesting an uninvited intrusion into those problems by «novem Benn remains vague about when British troops should be us that should be immediately, the significance of his remarks is substantial. This is especially true given the fact that they were made in the course of Already his opponent, Denis Healey, has attacked Benn for what he said on Ireland; already, tneretore, ireland is an issue in the campaign for the deputy leadership. It would send to ormany British withdrawal from Ireland to his platWhether he does or not, the Irish issue will no longer be avoided by those who have shied away from it for so long, and especially those This year's Labour conference is due to