" (The Liberal leader, Jeremy Thorpe, wins the prize for the best line on the ‘Night of the Long Knives’, ......"
Just to mention that Thorpe was not Liberal leader at this point. He had been elected at the previous General Election in October 1959 and became Leader of the Liberal Party in January 1967 when Jo Grimond retired. A small point I know!
" (The Liberal leader, Jeremy Thorpe, wins the prize for the best line on the ‘Night of the Long Knives’, ......"
Just to mention that Thorpe was not Liberal leader at this point. He had been elected at the previous General Election in October 1959 and became Leader of the Liberal Party in January 1967 when Jo Grimond retired. A small point I know!
Quite right, of course. Egregious Grimond erasure on my part!