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Shirley Williams on Liberal-SDP merger

Title
Shirley Williams on Liberal-SDP merger
Genre
News report; Press conference
TX Date
27 Aug 1987
Year of production
1987
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Duration
00:02:57
Description
Report on views of Party President, Shirley Williams, on the possible decision of the SDP to merge with the Liberal Party, and of David Owen to resign as leader of the SDP over proposed merger; includes press conference excerpts commenting on upcoming annual conference motions. Reporter not identified.
Contributors
Shirley Williams
Keywords
Political conferences; Liberal Party; David Owen; Political parties; SDP; Political coalitions; Liberal-Democrats

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