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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Brown responsible for economic turmoil
Ahead of the Chancellor’s statement on the Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review, Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell called on Gordon Brown to take responsibility for the turmoil in the economy. Ming accused Gordon Brown of going to ground while …
Posted in Economy, Media releases, Tax
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Bid to stop election-fixing with fixed-term Parliaments
The Liberal Democrats are to table proposals in Parliament for a fixed four-year general election cycle. Ming Campbell told the BBC: “It’s high time, in my view, that the decision about a general election is not part of the discretion …
Posted in Media releases
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Gordon Brown has lost his nerve
Following the news that Gordon Brown has decided not to hold a general election this autumn, Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell spoke live to BBC News 24. He said: “There’s no doubt people will see this as a loss of …
Posted in Speeches
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Liberal Democrats ready to fight an election
In his speech to the Liberal Democrat Scottish conference in Glasgow, Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell made clear that the party is ready for a general election whenever Gordon Brown calls it. He called on Gordon Brown to end the …
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Campbell backs fixed-term Parliaments
Speaking on the BBC’s Question Time programme, Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell said: “I don’t think it is any longer right that the Prime Minister should have the opportunity and right to determine when elections should be held. “What began …
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