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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