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Bid to stop election-fixing with fixed-term Parliaments

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Web Team

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 of the …

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Gordon Brown has lost his nerve

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Web Team

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 nerve …

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Campbell backs fixed-term Parliaments

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Web Team

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 as a …

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Manipulation of Iraq troop figures is cynical

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Web Team

Commenting on the revelation that only 500 extra troops are being withdrawn from Iraq, Liberal Democrat Leader Menzies Campbell said:
“Any troop withdrawal from Iraq is welcome, but this is a cynical effort to manipulate the figures and make it look …

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Reactions to Ming Campbell’s conference speech

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Web Team

The latest Liberal Democrat film shows the reaction of people who watched Ming Campbell’s speech in the Brighton conference hall:

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