41.   The Labour opposition made sweeping gains in Scottish local elections Friday as the ruling Conservatives failed to gain overall control of a single council.

42.   The Labour opposition, whose five committee members voted in favor of a ban, pounced on the issue.

43.   The Labour opposition demanded an investigation, saying at least some of the papers were official documents that already belonged to the nation.

44.   The Labour opposition Monday accused Interior Minister Michael Howard of having been involved in the scandal which caused a junior minister to resign last week.

45.   The Labour opposition was holding back from committing one way or another on the policy of non-cooperation.