Title

Roy Jenkins wins SDP leadership contest

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Election coverage

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:04:07

Description

Report on the victory of Roy Jenkins in the SDP leadership election where he defeated challenger Dr David Owen. Includes recording of the result; interviews with Roy Jenkins; Mike Thomas, SDP; David Steel, Liberal Party leader. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

David Steel; Roy Jenkins; Mike Thomas

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Liberal Party; David Owen; Political parties; Roy Jenkins; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Political coalitions; Political leaders

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