LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Moves towards new centre party

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Report on the increasing pressure on David Owen and other rebel MPs to break away from the Labour Party to form a new centre political party as they are proposing. David Owen and Liberal Party leader David Steel speak on BBC’s Question Time programme including on possible Liberal alliance with the new party. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

David Steel; David Owen; BBC

Keywords

Politics; Government; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Liberal Party; Political parties; Television programmes; Political allegiance; Party politics; SDP; Political coalitions; Tony Benn; Television current affairs programmes; Question Time

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