Monthly Archives: June 2007

Shelter welcomes Liberal Democrat housing plan

The housing pressure group Shelter has welcomed the housing plans launched by Ming Campbell earlier this week. The plans would provide a million new affordable homes by 2010. Shelter says: “We are delighted that the Liberal Democrats have now committed …

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Attorney General politically inept over BAE Systems

Ming Campbell has accused the Attorney General of political ineptitude over the information given to the OECD regarding BAE systems. The Liberal Democrat Leader today received a letter from the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, regarding the affair. Commenting, Menzies Campbell …

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Campbell sets out plans for a million new affordable homes by 2020

Today, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ming Campbell said Britain needed a revolution in housing. He unveiled proposals for building one million new socially rented, affordable and low cost homes by 2020. Delivering the Chamberlain Lecture at a Joseph Rowntree …

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Campbell makes Blair take the blame for BAE

Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell today challenged Tony Blair at Prime Minister’s Questions to name the minister responsible for withholding information from the OECD. Mr Blair replied: “If you want to blame anyone for this, blame me. I am perfectly …

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Campbell demands investigation into Saudi Prince payments

Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell has called for an investigation into the Ministry of Defence’s role in processing payments – allegedly totalling £1 billion – to Prince Bandar bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia. Responding to the Defence Secretary’s failure to …

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