Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

19 Jun 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:23:00

Description

Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Roy Jenkins has resigned from his post after poor election results. Speculation as to his successor has already begun. David Steel does not want to lead the Liberal Party into the next election without full support for the Alliance. Decision Makers asks the question, will the Liberals continue to support the SDP, and vice versa? Speaking are Jenkins and Steel and others. Peter Allen presents, engineer Heather Branwell.

Contributors

David Steel; Peter Allen; Roy Jenkins; Heather Branwell

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Liberal Party; Political leadership; Political parties; David Steel; Roy Jenkins; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Social Democratic Party; Political coalitions; Political leaders; Resignation (political)

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