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WHAT HAPPENED ON 25th January 1997?
24th January 1997
BRITONS REMANDED OVER HUGE DRUGS BUST
Seven Britons accused of a £100m international drugs plot have been remanded in custody by a Dutch court. The trial follows the seizure of £75m worth of cocaine stashed inside aluminium ingots & sent to Rotterdam from Venezuela. A follow-up swoop in Amsterdam last October netted 1 500 kilos of heroin 50 kilos of Ecstasy & guns hand grenades & false passports. The seven will stand trial in April.
25th January 1997
TOP EURO-SCEPTIC WARNS BLAIR ON EUROPE
A senior Labour Euro-sceptic MP has accused the leadership of being unrealistic in expecting all candidates to toe the party line on Europe. Tony Blair has warned against dissent from Labour candidates over the single currency & challenged John Major to get tough with Tory Euro-sceptics. But Peter Shore says it will be difficult for Labour to maintain unity. And he believes "scores" of candidates will make known their objections to EMU
25th January 1997
OLD BAILEY BOMBER TO STAND AT ELECTION
Sinn Fein have said that the Old Bailey bomber Gerry Kelly & chief negotiator Martin McGuinness are to stand for the party at the General Election. Mr McGuinness is to stand in Mid-Ulster and Mr Kelly who was convicted for his part in the Old Bailey bombing will contest the North Belfast seat. Meanwhile Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has accused the security forces of a campaign of harassment. He said he was stopped at a checkpoint.
24th January 1997
MAJOR UNAWARE OF TORY PARTY SPLIT PLANS
The Prime Minister has said reports of a planned split by 40 pro-European Conservative MPs are "completely off- beam as far as I am aware". It had been suggested the division would happen if John Major lost the election & then the leadership of his party to right-winger Michael Portillo. Mr Major told reporters in Huntingdon there was nothing to justify the story. European Monetary Union was unlikely to go ahead as planned in 1999 he added.
25th January 1997
TOP EURO-SCEPTIC WARNS BLAIR ON EUROPE
A senior Labour Euro-sceptic MP has accused the leadership of being unrealistic in expecting all candidates to toe the party line on Europe. Tony Blair has warned against dissent from Labour candidates over the single currency & challenged John Major to get tough with Tory Euro-sceptics. But Peter Shore says it will be difficult for Labour to maintain unity. And he believes "scores" of candidates will make known their objections to EMU
25th January 1997
EURO COIN DESIGN COMPETITION LAUNCHED
Britain is taking part in a competition to design coins for the European single currency being launched by European Union finance ministers. Treasury Minister Phillip Oppenheim is travelling to Brussels to help select a panel to choose a design. The UK is contributing despite the debate about whether it will take part and whether monetary union will happen. John Major has said EMU is "unlikely" to happen by its 1999 deadline.
24th January 1997
BLAIR PUTS LABOUR ON ELECTION ALERT
Labour leader Tony Blair has put his party on a General Election footing with a warning that the Tories were "in a state of panic". Mr Blair told prospective Labour candidates that the Government was in such disarray "anything could happen". The Prime Minister was both "raring to go" & "wanting to wait until May 1" he said. But the country was tired of waiting added Mr Blair.
25th January 1997
TOP EURO-SCEPTIC WARNS BLAIR ON EUROPE
A senior Labour Euro-sceptic MP has accused the leadership of being unrealistic in expecting all candidates to toe the party line on Europe. Tony Blair has warned against dissent from Labour candidates over the single currency & challenged John Major to get tough with Tory Euro-sceptics. But Peter Shore says it will be difficult for Labour to maintain unity. And he believes "scores" of candidates will make known their objections to EMU
25th January 1997
LABOUR IN "HANDOVER PLAN" TO BRUSSELS
Labour leader Tony Blair is determined to hand power over to Brussels Tory party chairman Brian Mawhinney has said Answering Mr Blair's challenge to John Major to keep Euro-sceptics under control he said Mr Blair wanted to draw attention away from his plans. Mr Blair had not spelt out how he would tackle his own Euro-sceptics he said. But the "stunt" had backfired & drawn attention to Labour's own splits over Europe Dr Mawhinney added.
24th January 1997
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25th January 1997
TOP EURO-SCEPTIC WARNS BLAIR ON EUROPE
A senior Labour Euro-sceptic MP has accused the leadership of being unrealistic in expecting all candidates to toe the party line on Europe. Tony Blair has warned against dissent from Labour candidates over the single currency & challenged John Major to get tough with Tory Euro-sceptics. But Peter Shore says it will be difficult for Labour to maintain unity. And he believes "scores" of candidates will make known their objections to EMU
25th January 1997
LABOUR IN "HANDOVER PLAN" TO BRUSSELS
Labour leader Tony Blair is determined to hand power over to Brussels Tory party chairman Brian Mawhinney has said Answering Mr Blair's challenge to John Major to keep Euro-sceptics under control he said Mr Blair wanted to draw attention away from his plans. Mr Blair had not spelt out how he would tackle his own Euro-sceptics he said. But the "stunt" had backfired & drawn attention to Labour's own splits over Europe Dr Mawhinney added.
