Ron, I took a look at one of my spare 4-cylinder distributors. You are correct that the breaker plate end is pretty much permanently attached. The eyelet on the wire is placed around a short cylindrical protrusion from the plate and then the protrusion is staked in a cross pattern to secure the eyelet. Can I assume your wire is actually broken, not just missing the insulation? If not broken, I would be inclined to leave it alone. Before attempting replacement, I would contact one of the Lucas distributor specialists to see if a new breaker plate w/wire attached is available. Although I have never used either of these businesses, I bookmarked them sometime back, just in case.
https://www.distributordoctor.com/
https://www.advanceddistributors.com/. I know that at least one of them lists a new wire for a reasonable price.
I would hazard that there are only two safe ways to go about removal/replacement. First step, regardless, would be removing the breaker plate from the distributor so the process can be carried out at the workbench.
My first approach would be to pry back the tabs on the eyelet that secure it to the wire. If it is possible to remove the wire from the eyelet, I would trim the new wire to the appropriate length and re-crimp the eyelet.
The other method would involve trying to unstake the wire using a pair of needle nose pliers with tips that are in very good condition. Just try to squeeze gently across two of the 1/4 segments left by the staking process. Alternate between the two pairs, stopping as soon as the eyelet is free. Attach the new wire by restaking. Just be careful as you don't want to break off any of the protrusion on breaker plate.
Good luck and let us know how it works out.