File containing wide range of material relating to events leading to the David Owen's split with the Labour Party and the Limehouse Declaration, including:

• A signed copy of the Limehouse Declaration
• Transcripts of speeches and statements made by David Owen 1979–Jan 1981 on issues relating to the Party's internal dispute, including EEC membership; statement and letter to Devonport Constituency Labour Party explaining his decision not to stand for election to the Parliamentary Committee; election of Party leadership and the idea of an electoral college; the Labour Party Commission of Enquiry; speech defending James Callaghan following Labour's defeat; production of the Party manifesto; reproduced copy of `Gang of Three's ` open letter to the Guardian, 1 Aug 1980; `personal statement' to Devonport Constituency General Management Committee on his decision not to stand for re-selection etc
• Timetable of events leading to launch of SDP 29 Oct 1979–26 Mar 1981; and chronologies of events based on extracts from new articles: `Labour's constitutional wrangles' May 1979–Jan 1981; quotes from reports in Labour Weekly Jul - Nov 1980; and Western Evening Herald Jan -Feb 1981.
• Papers concerning the Campaign for Labour Victory ; memoranda, circulars and leaflets
• Articles of correspondence: including letters of enquiry/opinion from correspondents interested in the internal disputes; copies of David Owen's replies; copy of David Owen's letter resigning the Labour Party Whip, Mar 1981; copy of David Owen's letter to Michael Foot issuing election challenge for Devonport constituency, 4 Nov 1981, with Michael Foot's reply; copy letter sent by David Owen to the Guardian confronting assertions of Tony Benn that the last Labour government concealed decisions regarding nuclear disarmament from Parliament, Dec 1980 etc
• Some papers concerning the Labour Party Commission of Enquiry; including two copies of recommendations on different forms of an electoral college system
• Other papers include programme for conference, news articles etc