David Martin Scott Steel , Baron Steel of Aikwood , ( born 31 March 1938 ) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its merger with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats .
David Martin Scott Steel , Baron Steel of Aikwood ( born 31 March 1938 ) is a British retired Liberal politician . Steel served as the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its merger with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats .