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	[[File:Liberal Party logo (pre1988).png\|thumb\|Liberal Party logo]]The '''Liberal Party''' was one of the main political parties in the United Kingdom. It arose in the 1840s as a coming together of Whigs, Radicals, and the Peelite section of the [[Conservative Party]], but is sometimes considered to have been officially founded in 1859. The Liberal Party remained one of the two main parties until the early 20th century, when the rise of the [[Labour Party]] pushed it into the third place in British politics.		[[File:Liberal Party logo (pre1988).png\|thumb\|Liberal Party logo]]The '''Liberal Party''' was one of the main political parties in the United Kingdom. It arose in the 1840s as a coming together of Whigs, Radicals, and the Peelite section of the [[Conservative Party]], but is sometimes considered to have been officially founded in 1859. The Liberal Party remained one of the two main parties until the early 20th century, when the rise of the [[Labour Party]] pushed it into the third place in British politics.

			In the 1970s the Liberal Party promoted gay rights and was the first of the main political parties to support policies at Annual Conferences towards equality.

	In 1988 it merged with the [[SDP]] to form the [[Liberal Democrats]].		In 1988 it merged with the [[SDP]] to form the [[Liberal Democrats]].

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LGBT history

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	==LGBT history==		==LGBT history==

	There was at one time a '''Liberal Gay Action Group''' (president, [[Lord Beaumont of Whitley]]).		[[File:LibGay.png\|thumb\|left\|Liberal Gay Action Group logo]]There was at one time a '''Liberal Gay Action Group''' (president, [[Lord Beaumont of Whitley]]).

	Notable former Liberal politicians include:		Notable former Liberal politicians include:

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	==LGBT history==		==LGBT history==

	There was at one time a '''Liberal Gay Action Group''' (president, Lord Beaumont of Whitley).		There was at one time a '''Liberal Gay Action Group''' (president, [[Lord Beaumont of Whitley]]).

	Notable former Liberal politicians include:		Notable former Liberal politicians include:

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	==LGBT history==		==LGBT history==

			There was at one time a '''Liberal Gay Action Group''' (president, Lord Beaumont of Whitley).

	Notable former Liberal politicians include:		Notable former Liberal politicians include:

Ross Burgess at 16:20, 3 February 2014

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	The '''Liberal Party''' was one of the main political parties in the United Kingdom. It arose in the 1840s as a coming together of Whigs, Radicals, and the Peelite section of the [[Conservative Party]], but is sometimes considered to have been officially founded in 1859. The Liberal Party remained one of the two main parties until the early 20th century, when the rise of the [[Labour Party]] pushed it into the third place in British politics.		[[File:Liberal Party logo (pre1988).png\|thumb\|Liberal Party logo]]The '''Liberal Party''' was one of the main political parties in the United Kingdom. It arose in the 1840s as a coming together of Whigs, Radicals, and the Peelite section of the [[Conservative Party]], but is sometimes considered to have been officially founded in 1859. The Liberal Party remained one of the two main parties until the early 20th century, when the rise of the [[Labour Party]] pushed it into the third place in British politics.

	In 1988 it merged with the [[SDP]] to form the [[Liberal Democrats]].		In 1988 it merged with the [[SDP]] to form the [[Liberal Democrats]].
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	*[[Jeremy Thorpe]].		*[[Jeremy Thorpe]].

	[[Steve Radford]] leads a ~~verysmall~~ party comprising former Liberal Party members who disagreed with the merger with the SDP.		[[Steve Radford]] leads [[Post-1988 Liberal Party\|a very small party]] comprising former Liberal Party members who disagreed with the merger with the SDP.

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Ross Burgess at 08:30, 31 October 2012

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	The '''Liberal Party''' was one of the main political parties in the United Kingdom. It arose in the 1840s as a coming together of Whigs, Radicals, and the Peelite ~~sectionof~~ the [[Conservative Party]], but is sometimes considered to have been officially founded in 1859. The Liberal Party remained one of the two main parties until the early 20th century, when the rise of the [[Labour Party]] pushed it into the third place in British politics.		The '''Liberal Party''' was one of the main political parties in the United Kingdom. It arose in the 1840s as a coming together of Whigs, Radicals, and the Peelite section of the [[Conservative Party]], but is sometimes considered to have been officially founded in 1859. The Liberal Party remained one of the two main parties until the early 20th century, when the rise of the [[Labour Party]] pushed it into the third place in British politics.

	In 1988 it merged with the [[SDP]] to form the [[Liberal Democrats]].		In 1988 it merged with the [[SDP]] to form the [[Liberal Democrats]].
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	The '''Liberal Party''' was one of the main political parties in the United Kingdom. It arose in the 1840s as a coming together of Whigs, Radicals, and the Peelite sectionof the [[Conservative Party]], but is sometimes considered to have been officially founded in 1859. The Liberal Party remained one of the two main parties until the early 20th century, when the rise of the [[Labour Party]] pushed it into the third place in British politics. In 1988 it merged with the [[SDP]] to form the [[Liberal Democrats]].		The '''Liberal Party''' was one of the main political parties in the United Kingdom. It arose in the 1840s as a coming together of Whigs, Radicals, and the Peelite sectionof the [[Conservative Party]], but is sometimes considered to have been officially founded in 1859. The Liberal Party remained one of the two main parties until the early 20th century, when the rise of the [[Labour Party]] pushed it into the third place in British politics.

			In 1988 it merged with the [[SDP]] to form the [[Liberal Democrats]].

	==LGBT history==		==LGBT history==

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LGBT history

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	*[[Jeremy Thorpe]].		*[[Jeremy Thorpe]].

	[[Steve Radford]] leads s party comprising former Liberal Party members who disagreed with the merger with the SDP.		[[Steve Radford]] leads a verysmall party comprising former Liberal Party members who disagreed with the merger with the SDP.

	[[Category:Politics]]		[[Category:Politics]]

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	*[[Simon Hughes]]		*[[Simon Hughes]]
	*[[Jeremy Thorpe]].		*[[Jeremy Thorpe]].

			[[Steve Radford]] leads s party comprising former Liberal Party members who disagreed with the merger with the SDP.

	[[Category:Politics]]		[[Category:Politics]]

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The '''Liberal Party''' was one of the main political parties in the United Kingdom. It arose in the 1840s as a coming together of Whigs, Radicals, and the Peelite sectionof the [[Conservative Party]], but is sometimes considered to have been officially founded in 1859. The Liberal Party remained one of the two main parties until the early 20th century, when the rise of the [[Labour Party]] pushed it into the third place in British politics. In 1988 it merged with the [[SDP]] to form the [[Liberal Democrats]].

==LGBT history==

Notable former Liberal politicians include:

*[[Simon Hughes]]
*[[Jeremy Thorpe]].

[[Category:Politics]]