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References
- 1 2 Chris Cook, A Short History of the Liberal Party: 1900 - 2001, pp.268-269
- 1 2 3 4 Peter Barberis, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations, p.316
- ↑ Henry Pelling, Britain and the Second World War, p.185
- ↑ Jorgen Scott Rasmussen, The Liberal Party: a study of retrenchment and revival, p.15