 He was vilified by most of the press while his opponents implied and stated that a Benn @-@ led Labour Government would implement a type of Eastern European socialism , with Edward Heath referring to Benn as " Commissar Benn " and others referring to Benn as a " Bollinger Bolshevik " . Despite this , Benn was overwhelmingly popular with Labour activists in the constituencies : a survey of delegates at the Labour Party Conference in 1978 found that by large margins they supported Benn for the leadership , as well as many Bennite policies . 
