IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Muhammad Idrish must stay:

Socialist Challenge No. 283, 4 March 1983 · pp. 9-10 of the scan · 238 words

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page 9 of the scan

'I WAS amazed and disturbed home to me the dismissive, racist, anti-worker attitude of Waddington and the Tory government.' That is how Muhammad marised the outcome of his latest attempt to appeal against his deportation.

Amazed and disturbed because after travelling to London supporters Birmingham and Bristol, including Peter Snaipe and Arthur almen oeou alul Was dke talking to a Srick lasted just 5 minutes. wall', explained Peter Snaipe, 'he was convinced ... it brought Idrish sumof his facts to begin with.' GemaR e Tony Waddington MP Minister the Office, was the latest step taken by the defence campaign.

Muhammad, Bangladeshi social worker in West Bromwich, and a member of Dr. Barnardo's NALGO branch, was ordered to leave the country after his marriage to his British-born wife broke down. He has been resident in Britain since 1976 when he came to study in Bristol.

Since his separation however the Home Office have refused him leave to stay in the UK. Today he is one of about 250 people deportation Willl every month because of the Tory immigration laws Unlike many, though,

page 10 of the scan

PENNINGTON on development Socialist 1932 to the rise and fall of AFTER THE crushing defeat of 1931 there was a But by 1932 the left had divided. The ILP at conference that year had agreed to stay in the Labour Party but insisted that the Parliamentary Labour Party change its standing orders to

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