UK - LONDON: BRITAIN'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN: LIBERAL PARTY CONFERENCE ENDS WITH RALLYING CALL FROM LEADER JO GRIMOND

Record ID: 347387

  • Title: UK - LONDON: BRITAIN'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN: LIBERAL PARTY CONFERENCE ENDS WITH RALLYING CALL FROM LEADER JO GRIMOND
  • Date: 5th September 1964
  • Summary: 1. GV.CENTRAL HALL 0.06 2. CU.SIGN "LIBERAL ASSEMBLY" 0.09 3. SV.PEOPLE ENTERING 0.14 4. CU.DITTO 0.18 5. LV.MR. JO GRIMOND ENTERING 0.26 6. GV.PEOPLE SEATED IN HALL 0.32 7. LV.PEOPLE APPLAUDING (SOF) 0.42 8. CU JO GRIMOND SPEAKING SOF 1.14 9. GV PEOPLE APPLAUDING 1.18 GRIMOND SPEAKING: "LADIES AND GENT
  • Embargoed: 20th September 1964 13:00
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  • Location: UK - LONDON
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA9FAYGRD3PGRVFD4P6TYE6J5YG
  • Story Text: NO ACTUAL DATE HAS BEEN FIXED YET FOR THE BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION, BUT IT CAN'T BE MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY, AND MOST OBSERVERS THINK IT IS MUCH CLOSER. ALL THE PARTIES WHICH WILL BE CONTESTING THE ELECTION HAVE THEIR CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY, READY TO SLIP INTO TOP GEAR ONCE THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES THE ACTUAL DATE.

    THE LIBERAL PARTY -- THE THIRD, AND VERY MUCH THE MINORITY PARTY REPRESENTED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT, ENDED A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE IN LONDON TODAY (SATURDAY). DELEGATES HEARD A VIGOROUS SPEECH FROM THEIR LEADER, MR. JO GRIMOND ATTACKING THE TWO MAIN PARTIES THE CONSERVATIVES AND SOCIALISTS -- AND SOUNDAING A RALLYING NOTE AS THE CAMPAIGN MOVES TOWARDS ITS FINAL PHASE.

    THE LIBERAL PARTY IS PINNING ITS HOPES ON THE FACT THAT THE TWO MAIN PARTIES WILL HAVE ABOUT EQUAL STRENGTH IN THE NEW PARLIAMENT, AND THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO EXERT THEIR INFLUENCE, THROUGH LENDING THEIR SUPPORT TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER.
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