A Labour MP has called for blacklisting to be made a criminal offence after two of his colleagues revealed they were victims of the practice. Labour MPs John Mann and Jim Sheridan said they had been blacklisted by the Economic League, a precursor to The Consulting Association, which held a blacklist of more than 3,000 construction workers. In an adjournment debate on blacklisting, Bassetlaw MP Mr Mann said he discovered he had been on the league's list in the 1980s when a job offer he had received was withdrawn. "The list was published at an event at the University of London, and I found my name on it," he said. Several MPs called for everyone on the list to be notified. But Liberal Democrat employment minister Jo Swinson pointed out how hard it would be for the Information Commissioner's Office to trace those with incomplete contact information.
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