A new website you may have missed – British Political Speech, which holds texts of speeches given by Conservative, Labour and Liberal/Liberal Democrat Party leaders going back to 1895. Well worth a browse.
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I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to political speeches – though otherwise quite normal. Thanks
A real treasure trove, though I noticed that there are no speeches by Liberal party leaders between Sir Archibald Sinclair in 1945 and Jo Grimond in 1963.