Neil Kinnock: A Labour Rebel’s Path To Power (Part 1)
1/19/20261 hr 12 min
Whilst an early career MP, why did Neil Kinnock rebel against the Labour Party so regularly? As Labour leader, how did Kinnock take on militant and the ‘ultra-left’ within the Labour Party? What regrets does Kinnock have about the way he responded to the Miners’ strikes?
Rory and Alastair are joined by former Labour leader Neil Kinnock to answer all this and more.
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