LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Liberal Party Assembly - Views on Labour divisions

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Sep 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:04:29

Description

Report on reaction from the Liberal Party Assembly in Blackpool to the divisions within the Labour Party leading to speculation over the formation of a new UK centre party led by former cabinet minister Roy Jenkins. Speakers include: Liberal Party leader David Steel; Liberal economics spokesman Alan Beith; Professor David Marquand; Cyril Smith, MP for Rochdale. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

David Steel; Cyril Smith; Alan Beith; David Marquand

Keywords

Labour Party; Political conferences; Liberal Party; Political parties; Conferences; Party politics; SDP; Blackpool

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