The Limehouse Declaration, issued on 25th January 1981, effectively launched which UK political party?
Limehouse Declaration Limehouse Declaration The Limehouse Declaration was a statement issued on 25 January 1981 by four senior British Labour politicians, all MPs or former MPs and Cabinet Ministers: Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams. It became known as the Limehouse Declaration as it was made from David Owen's London home in Limehouse. The opening paragraph of the declaration indicates that it was triggered by decisions taken at the Labour Party conference in January 1981. In this document the so-called 'Gang of Four' signalled their intent to leave the Labour Party and form a Council for Social Democracy, as
Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency) Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency) Limehouse was a borough constituency centred on the Limehouse district of the East End of London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election. Its most prominent MP was Labour's Clement Attlee, party leader from 1935–55, and Prime Minister from 1945–51. In 1885 the area was administered as part of the county of Middlesex. It was located in the Tower division, in