Below is a note from Tony Benn’s Diary about his attendance at the Durham Miners Gala on 17th July 1964. Its a world of which many will now have no conception. The labour movement still exists but no Labour Minister is on the speakers list this year
Caroline and I went to Durham and attended the pre-Gala dinner. Also there were Harold Wilson, Frank Cousins, Will Paynter (NUM) and Sam Watson(NUM).
At dinner I could hear Sam asking Harold who would be doing what in the Labour Government and I could just hear Harold giving some names. Afterwards when I was alone Harold came up to me and said, I thought it would be helpful if you knew that I want you to be Postmaster General in the Government..
Labour won the October 1964 Election with an overall majority of 4.
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