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Peter Taaffe | |
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 Taaffe in 2006 | |
| General Secretary of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 1997–2020 | |
| Deputy | Hannah Sell |
| Succeeded by | Hannah Sell |
| General Secretary of Militant Labour | |
| In office 1992–1997 | |
| General Secretary of Militant | |
| In office 1964–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
Peter Taaffe (born April 1942) is a British Marxist Trotskyist political activist and former leader of the Socialist Party.[1]
Taaffe was the founding editor of the Trotskyist Militant newspaper in 1964,[2][3] and became known as a leading member of the entryist Militant group. Taaffe was expelled from the Labour Party in 1983, along with four other members of Militant's editorial board.[4][5][6]
Taaffe was influential in the policy decisions of Liverpool City Council of 1983–1987, according to the council's deputy leader Derek Hatton,[7] and in the formation of the Militant tendency's policy regarding the Poll Tax in 1988–1991.[8]
- ^ Stewart, Heather; Elgot, Jessica (11 November 2016). "Socialist party leader submits application to rejoin Labour". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Jimmy Deane's archive minutes.
- ^ Wintour, Patrick (26 March 1993). "Militant ends entryism and opens up". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Stewart, Heather; Elgot, Jessica (10 August 2016). "Leader of expelled leftwing group Militant expects readmission to Labour". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Expelled Militant Labour members apply to rejoin party". BBC News. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Grantwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Derek Hatton Inside left, p. 32
- ^ Tommy Sheridan A Time to Rage, p. 45