(the) SDP

(the) SDP
the SDP [the SDP]
(in full the Social Democratic Party)
a British political party formed in 1981 by a group of ↑MPs who left the Labour Party to start a new ‘middle party’ in British politics. In 1987 it combined with the ↑Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democratic Party. A small group led by David Owen continued to call themselves the SDP until 1990.

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