Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Richard Holt (Conservative), on Monday, 18 December 1989, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 11 members in total.

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Hartlepool Labour Party Nomination (No.3)

That this House regrets the lack of Northern talent that has left Hartlepool Labour Party to import a carpetbagger, Mr Peter Mandelson, with no previous connection with either Hartlepool or with the North East until the vacancy occurred; requests Labour's National Executive Committee, before confirming this candidate, to investigate fully the four page letter of complaint from the Transport and General Workers Union branch 8/325 to its regional organiser alleging harassment, intimidation and procedural irregularities; notes that one of these complaints was that Mr Mandelson has been telling members that Neil Kinnock has promised him that he will be a Minister from day one of the next Labour government; sympathises with any current Labour front-bencher who will have to make way for Mr Mandelson in this unlikely event; records its disgust at the way in which the people of Hartlepool have been treated in this shabby display of trade union patronage and bullying from London; and calls on the Northern Labour Group either to condemn the imposition of this carpetbagger upon them or else to table to this Motion an amendment of slavish obedience to the Leader of the Opposition and his public relations man.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

Hartlepool Labour Party Nomination (No.3) (226A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Alan Meale (primary, Labour) and tabled on Tuesday, 19 December 1989. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

Leave out from 'House' to end and add 'congratulates Peter Mandelson on his selection as Labour's candidate for Hartlepool; and regrets that some of the electorate of Britain were conned by the many Conservative carpetbagger candidates at the last two general elections. '.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

226 

226A1 

Session

1989-90

Subjects

Candidates Leader of the Opposition Labour Mandelson, Lord

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk