RESISTANCE TO WAGE RESTRAINT
(N.Z.P.A Reuter—Copyright)
LONDON, March 7.
Proposals to enforce a national wage restraint brought suggestions of a split in the Labour Party today as the party prepared for its election battle on March 31.
While Labour leaders were, polishing up the final draft j of their formal manifesto, re-! ports spread of discontent j among left-wing and trade; union elements in the party. - These elements were report-. ed ready to oppose any pledges in the manifesto of j legislation to enforce a wage; and price freeze. Mr Wilson held urgent talks, with top party officials yes- ; terday after word of the dis- i content went round. !i
u The Opposition leader, Mr (Edward Heath, yesterday in■troduced a Conservative Party (manifesto that promised leg- | islation to curb unofficial | strikes, and a range of measures designed to appeal to i the key 3.000.000 voters ■ whose sympathies are not per-i imanently committed. Opinion polls are unanimous i in predicting that Labour will beat the Conservatives by an j appreciably heavier margin ithan at the last election in ■ October. 1964. I
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31003, 8 March 1966, Page 17
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180RESISTANCE TO WAGE RESTRAINT Press, Volume CV, Issue 31003, 8 March 1966, Page 17
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