TONY BENN has launched a new Bill in parliament aimed at banning all nuclear, biological weapons from British soil.
The Foreign Nuclear Chemical and Biological Bases (Prohibition) Bill was launched on Thursday 4 March. It states that: It shall not be lawful for nuclear foreign country or jointly controlled, to weapons owned or controlled be sited in the United Kingdom.
The Bill has the backing of 11 other unilateralist MPs and of CND, but not of Labour reader Michael Foot, the Bill is clearly in line with Labour Party policy. There is no chance that parlia ment will pass the Bill which would make those guilty of operating nuclear bases able to a minimum of five years in jail.
The fact that the Bill has been raised chemical and every Sporting it.
among although in parliament at all shows the developing strength of the anti-nuclear movement in area of life. Even in parliament itself CND now has 95 Labour MPs supAnd the nuclear-free zone movement local authorities is developing apace. Some 170 local authorities have backed the movement, its biggest boost with the decision of when recered C/wyd councillors to back the nuclear free zone idea. Their vote meant that every county council in Wales supported the movement, making Wales the first 'nuclear-free country in Europe.
The Labour Party and the unions should be forced to back Benn's Bill and the nuclear-free zone movement. They can make a start by campaigning to keep Ronald Reagan, the biggest warmonger of them all, out of Britain. RONALD REAGAN LAW and DOROTHY MALONE-PRESTON FOSTER ALEX NICOL District Councils.
I this oppositon be developed to the po where all work on the si is made impossible, th the way is open to inflic stunning defeat on t Tories and their backers further details cont SCAT Sauchieh Street, Glasgow 041-332 3141).
Socialist Challeoge, 11 March: 1982: RI