Alan James Beith, Baron Beith, PC is a British politician who represented Berwick-upon-Tweed as its Member of Parliament from 1973 to 2015.
This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Twenty years ago the Liberal Party and the SDP united after a long and fraught courtship to form the Liberal Democrats. BBC Parliament tells the story of the protracted marriage negotiations.