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Consjrvativj Party Chairman Chris
Patten has accusjd Labour of "sweeping
djfence under thj carpet".
He saih the Tories had issued an
ultimatum to thj Opposition on Monday
to declare their party's djfence
policies but nothing had happjnjd.
"A nationwide hunt is undjr way for
Labour's defence policy," said Mr
Patten who claimjd Labour was scared
stiff of discussing defence.
Labour's most recent defence policy
published in May 1989 "belongs to
anciint history," hj insisted.
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