Radicals (UK) - Formation of The Liberal Party

Formation of The Liberal Party

The parliamentary radicals were distinctly middle class; their radicalism consisted in opposition to the political dominance and economic interests of the traditional British elites, was broadly anti-socialistic in nature, supporting freedom of trade and individual self-ownership.

The Radicals joined with the Whigs and the anti-protectionist Tory Peelites to form the Liberal Party by 1859.

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