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Left MP Ian Lavery accused Prime Minister David Cameron of showing the ugly face of the "nasty party" yesterday in a row over Margaret Thatcher's dirty war on the miners.
Mr Cameron arrogantly tossed aside Labour MPs' demands for an apology and full-scale inquiry into the Thatcher government's secret plotting during the 1984-5 miners strike.
The union-hating PM declared that if anyone needed to make an apology for their role in the miners' strike, it should be former miners' union leader Arthur Scargill.
MARY DAVIS welcomes a remarkable documentary about the general strike — politically spot on, and featuring accounts from the strikers themselves — that is available for screenings
The Home Secretary’s recent letter suggests the Labour government may finally deliver on its nine-year manifesto commitment, writes KATE FLANNERY, but we must move quickly: as recently as 2024 Northumbria police destroyed miners’ strike documents
The Gala’s core message of working-class solidarity offers renewed hope and provides the antidote to the anti-worker policies of Reform UK, argues IAN LAVERY MP
