Winston Churchill, Tory MP for Stretford, denies waging a smear campaign against CND at a press conference in Manchester. – Vintage Photograph

On April 29, 1983, Mr Winston Churchill, Member of Parliament for Stretford, held a press conference in Manchester to deny waging a smear campaign against the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). During the press conference, Churchill declared that he had never conducted a smear campaign and had no intention to do so.On April 29, 1983, Mr Winston Churchill, Member of Parliament for Stretford, held a press conference in Manchester to deny waging a smear campaign against the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). During the press conference, Churchill declared that he had never conducted a smear campaign and had no intention to do so.

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OCR computer generated text:

Manchester.29.4.83PA: Mr Winston Churchill,Tory MP for Stretford, at his Manchester press conference tonight where he denied waging a smear campaign against CND. Mr Churchill told the press conference in his constituency, “I have never conducted a smear campaign and never intend to do so” (PAP 205229-1 Sh-0) SEE PA STORY CHURCH CND TIMED 1940 ONWARD

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