SDP and Liberal Party merger

Title

SDP and Liberal Party merger

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

2 Mar 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:11

Description

Founders of the new merged Social and Liberal Democrats (SLD) Party- former SDP leader, Robert Maclennan, former Liberal Party leader, David Steel, and former SDP President Shirley Williams celebrate the birth of their new party giving reaction to reporters.

Contributors

David Steel; Shirley Williams; Robert Maclennan

Keywords

Politics; Political parties; Ballots; Political coalitions; Social and Liberal Democrats

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