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Shirley Williams

Biography: Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, CH, PC was a British politician and academic who represented the Liberal Democrats. Originally a Labour Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister, she was one of the 'Gang of Four' rebels who founded the Social Democratic Party in 1981. Her career in politics spanned more than 50 years, after she first entered Parliament as the Labour MP for Hitchin in 1964. She retired from political life in 2016, after leading the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords.

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Birthday: July 27, 1930

Deathday: April 12, 2021

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Cabinet Confidential

2001-11-17

Overview: A revealing one-off documentary that provides an inside view of how Tony Blair and former prime ministers - including Harold Wilson, Margaret Thatcher and John Major - have run their cabinet, the highest decision-making body in the land. Through candid interviews, rare archive footage and filming inside No 10, presenter Michael Cockerell opens the door to the Government's own chamber of secrets as he seeks the answer to the question: is the notion of cabinet government an obsolete concept?

Genres: Documentary TV Movie

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2001-11-17

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How to Be Prime Minister

1996-09-22

Overview: It begins with cheers but almost always ends in tears. Yet, as the election looms, competition for the top job grows ever more intense. Why? The hours are terrible, money so-so, job security non-existent. On the plus side, there's free accommodation in central London and probably more power over your country than any other leader in the western world. With the help of the present and previous incumbents, Michael Cockerell offers the first "how to" guide to the job of prime minister.

Genres: Documentary TV Movie

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1996-09-22

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A Marriage Made In Portsmouth

2008-03-02

Overview: Twenty years ago the Liberal Party and the SDP united after a long and fraught courtship to form the Liberal Democrats. BBC Parliament tells the story of the protracted marriage negotiations.

Genres: Documentary TV Movie

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2008-03-02

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Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

2011-05-25

Overview: Harold Wilson and Edward Heath are two very different men equally overlooked by history, but they were the political titans of the era in which Britain changed for ever. For ten years they faced each other in the House of Commons, and swapped in and out of Number Ten. They fought four general elections, three of which were amongst the most exciting of the century.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2011-05-25

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Shirley Williams

Known For

Cabinet Confidential

How to Be Prime Minister

A Marriage Made In Portsmouth

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel