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David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood is a retired Scottish politician. Elected as Member of Parliament for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, followed by Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale, he
Official portrait, 2020
Steel addressing the Liberal Party assembly in Harrogate on merger in 1987
Steel's stall in the Thistle Chapel, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. His arms can be seen on the right, with the crest of a springing jaguar.
A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the House of Commons. The election was held following the defeat of the Labour government in a no-confi
David Steel
…At the same time, the growing unpopularity of the Labour government impaired the Liberals' performance, and Steel's first election as leader, the 1979 general election, saw a net two-seat loss for the Liberals. In 1981, a group of Labour moderates left their party to form the Social Democratic Party. They were joined…
Margaret Thatcher 1977
Prime Minister James Callaghan
David Steel 1985
Margaret Thatcher