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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ken Livingstone (Labour), on Tuesday, 15 June 1999, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 19 members in total.

ALLEANZA NAZIONALE AND THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY

That this House notes with grave concern the contacts between sections of the British Conservative Party and the Italian neo-fascist party, Alleanza Nazionale; further notes that the honourable Member for Stone, President of the European Foundation, whose headquarters were used for meetings between AN and senior Tories, has confirmed that he met Mr Fini, the AN leader, last year; believes that such parties advocate policies which would destroy democracy, whip up racism and remove human and civil rights from black and other ethnic minorities in Europe; and calls upon the Conservative Party and all other legitimate political parties to give a clear and unambiguous pledge that they will not enter into discussions or formal or informal agreements with such parties which can only lend them legitimacy and give aid and succour to similar parties in Britain, like the British National Party.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

ALLEANZA NAZIONALE AND THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY (724A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by William Cash (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Sunday, 20 June 1999. It has been signed by 2 members in total.
leave out from 'House' to end and add 'notes that the honourable Member for Stone, Chairman of the European Foundation (the aims and objectives of which are explicitly for freedom and democracy and against fascism and whose headquarters have never been used for meetings between Alleanza Nazionale and any Tories), confirms that he once had a brief word with Mr Fini, the AN Leader, last year, after Mr Fini had addressed a business breakfast meeting in the City of London (with which the European Foundation was not involved) when they spoke about monetary union and political union to which the Alleanza Nazionale is committed, and to which the honourable Member for Stone is opposed; notes that the honourable Member for Stone has not spoken to Mr Fini since, nor is in communication with him; and calls on those honourable Members who are signatories of the Motion (Alleanza Nazionale and the Conservative Party) to read the joint policy paper published by the AN and entitled Italy after Maastricht, a copy of which is in the Library, which includes on page 8 an explicit call for social cohesion, human rights, help for the 18 million unemployed and the 40 million poor in Europe and help for third countries, including the application to them of democratic rules and human rights, opposes slavery and child labour and advocates social security.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
724 
724A1 
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Conservative Alleanza Nazionale
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk