Limehouse Declaration

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The Limehouse Declaration was a 1981 statement by four senior Labour politicians that announced their break from the Labour Party and led to the founding of the Social Democratic Party in the UK.

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Limehouse Declaration canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founding document ⓘ
political declaration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Council for Social Democracy statement ⓘ
announcedBy Bill Rodgers ⓘ
David Owen ⓘ
Roy Jenkins ⓘ
Shirley Williams ⓘ
associatedWith Council for Social Democracy ⓘ
calledFor new centrist political force ⓘ
realignment of British politics ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
criticized Labour Party’s internal democracy ⓘ
Labour Party’s leftward shift ⓘ
Labour Party’s stance on Europe ⓘ
date 1981-01-25 ⓘ
genre political manifesto ⓘ
hasPart commitment to European integration ⓘ
commitment to constitutional reform ⓘ
commitment to mixed economy ⓘ
critique of Labour Party direction ⓘ
statement of principles ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 20th-century British politics ⓘ
ideology social democracy ⓘ
influenced British party system in the 1980s ⓘ
issuedBy Gang of Four (UK politics) ⓘ
linked to: Gang of Four
language English ⓘ
location Limehouse ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
mediaCoverage extensive UK press coverage in 1981 ⓘ
opposed far-left influence in Labour Party ⓘ
politicalContext Labour Party internal conflict ⓘ
Labour Party split ⓘ
politicalPosition centrist ⓘ
precedes launch of the Social Democratic Party (UK) in 1981 ⓘ
relatedEvent Labour Party 1981 deputy leadership contest ⓘ
relatedTo Liberal Party (UK)–SDP Alliance ⓘ
Social Democratic Party (UK) ⓘ
resultedIn creation of the SDP–Liberal Alliance (indirectly) ⓘ
formation of the Social Democratic Party (UK) ⓘ
signatory Bill Rodgers ⓘ
David Owen ⓘ
Roy Jenkins ⓘ
Shirley Williams ⓘ
signedAt David Owen’s house in Limehouse ⓘ
subject break with Labour Party ⓘ
reform of British political system ⓘ
year 1981 ⓘ

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Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981) → notableEvent → Limehouse Declaration ⓘ
subject linked to: SDP
Gang of Four → associatedWith → Limehouse Declaration ⓘ
Gang of Four → issued → Limehouse Declaration ⓘ