It is with great regret that I proffer my resignation from the Labour Party.
I first joined the Party early in 1960 and I have been an active member since that time, serving as a local councillor for a period.
The reason for my resignation is the Government's decision to support America in its war against Iraq and the Party's continual swing to the Right - university fees, the decision to establish foundation hospitals and the proposal to charge for certain National Health services - under Tony Blair's leadership.
For these reasons, I can no longer remain a member of what once had pretensions to be a socialist political party.
-AR Chamberlain, Glastonbury Road, Hove
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