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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Limehouse Declaration canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founding document
ⓘ
political declaration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Council for Social Democracy statement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedBy |
Bill Rodgers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Council for Social Democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Limehouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Social Democratic Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
creation of the SDP–Liberal Alliance (indirectly)
ⓘ
formation of the Social Democratic Party (UK) ⓘ |
| signatory |
Bill Rodgers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedAt | David Owen’s house in Limehouse ⓘ |
| subject |
break with Labour Party
ⓘ
reform of British political system ⓘ |
| year | 1981 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981)