Owen turns down SDP-Liberal merger

Title

Owen turns down SDP-Liberal merger

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Jan 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:22

Description

John Alcock reports on a failed attempt by the SDP leader Robert Maclennan to try and persuade former leader, Dr David Owen to accept the merger with the Liberal Party. Includes interview with David Owen on his doorstep on the attempt and the proposed merger.

Contributors

David Owen; John Alcock

Keywords

Liberal Party; Political parties; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Political coalitions; Robert Maclennan

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