P111 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                             * 2 March - Just five months after  becoming Labour Party leader, Neil  Kinnock's ambition of becoming prime  minister at the next election (due to  be held by June 1988) are given a  boost when Labour come top of a MORI  poll with 41% of the vote (compared to  the 38% attained by the  Conservatives). Just over six months  ago, the Conservatives had a 16-point  lead over Labour in the opinion polls.  However, Kinnock is still faced with  the task of overhauling a triple-digit  Conservative majority.  * 5 March - Iran accuses Iraq of using  chemical weapons     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End