Internal selection papers relating to Bernie Grant’s prospective parliamentary candidacy [as the Member of Parliament for Tottenham]. Includes documents such as local Labour Party correspondence; press clippings; proof sheet of black and white publicity portrait photographs; Bernie Grant’s correspondence with organisations appealing for the nomination for the Tottenham candidature; copies of Bernie Grant’s resume and annotated copies of his ‘political statement in support of resume’ [ie opinions on key policy areas such as gay and lesbian civil rights, Tottenham labour party, unemployment, trade unions, women, pensioners, black and minority ethnic groups, youth, peace / nuclear issues, people with disabilities, pensioners, foreign policy]. Refers to Bernie Grant’s opinions on Black Sections and Black representation in the Labour Party.
