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'Prejudicial' TV programme renders Shrewsbury 24 convictions unsafe, court told


MI5 helped make deeply prejudicial propaganda documentary broadcast during 1973 trials of the Shrewsbury 24 trade unionists including Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson, court hears
Members of Shrewsbury 24 which include Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson, are trying to overturn convictions for offences including unlawful assembly
Group were construction workers who picketed building sites in Shrewsbury during the 1972 national builders strike in a bid to improve working conditions
Two-day hearing set to take place at Court of Appeal where lawyers representing 14 of the group s members will argue that their convictions should be quashed
The legal team say a documentary aired during the original trials was deeply prejudicial and mean convictions are unsafe and should be quashed as a result ....

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