John Grant MP, former junior government minister, has told Islington Central Labour Party that he does not intend to stand for re-selection as the Labour candidate. His move was obviously pre-emptive.
Like the O'Halloran in Islington North, and the not yet departed George Cunningham in Islington South, Grant was under threat from his own constituency activists.
Grant made a sickening speech on Monday night to his GMC what a good representative he had been, and how he had never got any support trom the local party.
Grant will probably not join the SDP. But that doesn't mean that he wasn't an eminently suitable case for reselection. He will be remembered as the Treasury junior authored the consultative document on the four per cent wage norm prior to the 'winter of discontent'.
Socialist Challenge 29 October 1981 now-departed Michael saying the day.
who seen a case of a cover up. one that the Prosser family was determined to expose A surprise change of heart by the Director of Public Prosections, Sir Tony Hetherington, has re-opened the case. The unusual procedure, using a voluntary Bill of Indictment, going over the heads of the magistrates and committing the three prison officers for trial by jury at a Crown Court, was announced by the DPP last Thursday. The Prosser family's intransigence seems to have paid off.
MIKE TURNER and VALERIE COULTAS talked to the Prosser family on Wednesday last week in Birmingham - only 24 hours before the surprise announcement of the DPP.
DOROTHY PRO SSER. Barry's wife was family to see Barry alive, on 18 August 1980. •Barry was not eeling well that He told me that the officers had told him that if he didn't behave he'd be thc knackers.
Harrison, of the warders, - Vid. there throughout the interview.
seemed frightened of him THICS Dratouch had him that day and when my interview finish- that ed Barry fastened his belt. could see he had marks on his body at that tim yet three medical examinations after his death showed Barry to have been COCALCIE The reports said that these injuries could have been Trevor, repeated evidence given magistrates courts. There were marks all over his body. He had a ruptured stomach, broken toc. He'd been hit hard in his eyes that he'd had a haemorrage.
Dr Louch had testified COLITI that violence was confined to objects, never to people. The Prosser tamily were very insistent abou focal character: *The police Barry couldn't believe it. They'd always given him a good name.
Barry had been in Winson OCTOIC TOR and he d similar offence been on probation for two years. When he was found dead he was waiting to be translerred to hospital.
His acts of violence were mainly against objects in his own house,' his brother explained He was never once violent in my house. Barry had managed to buy his own house and start up a small business.
The Prosser family believe that Barry's unstable character"
1s be ing used as an excuse to coutairy in winson Greed cover prison: Barry's sister. Jean, is adamant that the courts already have plenty of evidence to convict these officers month long campaign to bring the prison officers to trial for Barry's murder They've nicketed outside Winson Green prisor ever we ve wilton to ks.
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