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25th January 2021 – The Social Democratic Party (SDP) today celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Limehouse Declaration, which triggered the formation of the party. Issued on January 25th 1981 by the prominent Labour politicians Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Read more
30th December, 2020 – The SDP broadly welcomes the agreement reached between the European Union and the UK Government, and acknowledges it as a vital step in the restoration of national sovereignty. SDP leader William Clouston says: “The conclusion of Read more
11th September, 2020 – The SDP today announces its opposition to the government’s new COVID-19 restrictions. We call on the government to instead adopt a sustainable public response to the pandemic, befitting the long-term challenges it poses. The newly-unveiled restrictions Read more
9th September, 2020 – The Social Democratic Party (SDP) today announces its opposition to Conservative-controlled Surrey County Council’s proposal create a “single unitary authority” across Surrey, which will eliminate the county’s 11 Borough and District councils. If created, a single Read more
14th November, 2019 – The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is delighted to announce that it is standing 20 candidates in the 2019 General Election. It’s the SDP’s largest field of candidates since 1987 and reflects the party’s strong resurgence in Read more
17th October, 2019 – The Social Democratic Party (SDP) welcomes the new Withdrawal Agreement reached between the UK Government and the European Union and urges MPs to support it. We were implacably opposed to Theresa May’s appalling “worst deal in Read more
23rd July, 2019 – “Boris Johnson’s economic and social liberalism differs vastly from our Social Democrat outlook but he represents a ‘wild card’ which may deliver Brexit and, in doing so, restore faith in British democracy. The new Prime Minister Read more
Following Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s announcement that Labour is to campaign for a second EU referendum in which it will back Remain, Patrick O’Flynn said: “Labour stood on a manifesto in 2017 of respecting the referendum result. It therefore won Read more
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SDP leader William Clouston has confirmed that the party will not field candidates in the European parliamentary election following a unanimous decision tonight by the party’s National Coordinating Committee. Mr Clouston said: “This election lacks basic democratic legitimacy, coming almost Read more
SDP Brexit spokesman Patrick O’Flynn MEP said: “Theresa May and the Tories have broken promise after promise to the British people. But her decision to cancel Brexit for the second time shows she has no intention of ever enacting the Read more
Following Theresa May’s failure to guarantee leaving the EU even on her delayed date of April 12, SDP Brexit spokesman Patrick O’Flynn said: “It is now quite clear that the Westminster establishment parties are out to thwart Brexit altogether. Effectively Read more