ALLEANZA NAZIONALE AND THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY

Early day motion 724, tabled 15 June 1999 by Ken Livingstone (Labour). Signed by 19 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Labour 16, Liberal Democrat 2, Labour/Co-operative 1.