| DAVIDSTEEL | Scottish leader of the UK's Liberal Party from 1976 until its 1988 merger with the Social Democratic Party (5,5) |
| THORPE | Jeremy ___, penultimate leader of the Liberal Party (1967-1976) prior to its 1988 merger with the SDP (6) |
| ASQUITH | Herbert Henry ---, leader of the UK's Liberal Party and Prime Minister 1908-1916 (7) |
| CHARLESKENNEDY | Scottish leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999-2006 (7,7) |
| JAMES | Scottish leader of 9ac 1ac fixes housing shortage finally, coolly concealing names (5,8) |
| CONNOLLY | Scottish leader of 9ac 1ac fixes housing shortage finally, coolly concealing names (5,8) |
| LIBERAL | Party that merged with the Social Democrats in 1988 (7) |
| TESS | Model Holliday with the social-media campaign Eff Your Beauty Standards |
| JEANBEDELBOKASSA | The military ruler of the Central African Republic from 1966 and the Emperor of the Central African Empire from 1976 until he was overthrown in 1979 |
| STEEL | David ___, leader of the Liberal Party from 1976-88 (5) |
| DAVID | Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976-88 (5,5) |
| WELS | Otto -, chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany from 1919-39 (4) |
| SHIRLEY | _ Williams, politician who was one of the Gang of Four rebels who founded the Social Democratic Party (7) |
| WILLIAMS | Shirley ---, politician who was one of the Gang of Four rebels who founded the Social Democratic Party in 1981 (8) |
| MENSHEVIK | A member of the moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party, opposing the more radical Bolsheviks from 1903 on (9) |
| GANG | _ of Four, breakaway group of four Labour politicians who founded the Social Democratic Party in 1981 (4) |
| SHOP | Word which follows Multi-Coloured Swap to give the title of a kids' show which ran from 1976 until 1982 (4) |
| OLOFPALME | Assassinated in 1986, which Swedish prime minister was head of the Social Democratic Party and led S |
| JOGRIMOND | Scot who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1956-1967 & 1976 (2,7) |
| WHENTHE | Words that when followed by Boat Comes In gives the title of a BBC period drama series which ran from 1976 until 1981 (4,3) |
