Ron Brown on defection to SDP

Title

Ron Brown on defection to SDP

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Nov 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:01:52

Description

Ron Brown, MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch, on the current divisions in the Labour Party that led to his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) (27/11/81). His announcement comes after the SDP victory in the Liverpool Crosby by-election (26/11/81). Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Ron Brown

Keywords

Elections; London; Labour Party; Liverpool; Political parties; Members of Parliament; Political allegiance; Party politics; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Politicians; Ron Brown; Crosby; Constituencies; Hackney South and Shoreditch

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