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Blair rushing into Trident decision

Speaking at today’s Prime Minister’s Questions Menzies Campbell called Tony Blair’s decision to renew the Trident nuclear weapon system “hasty”. The Liberal Democrats would cut Britain’s nuclear arsenal by half and kick-start disarmament talks.

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Children’s prisons fail to break the cycle of reoffending

Visiting a project which provides training and education opportunities for young offenders and disadvantaged young people, Liberal Democrat Leader Menzies Campbell spoke of the need to radically reduce use of prison for children.

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“No other party has a plan for Wales that is as ambitious”

Speaking to the Welsh Liberal Democrats conference, Ming Campbell said: It is a pleasure to be here in Wales this weekend. And as the Six Nations clash between Scotland and Wales is now a full month ago, I feel relieved …

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Drugs report is a wake-up call

Commenting on today’s Royal Society of Arts report on drug laws, which called Britain’s drugs laws as “not fit for purpose”, Ming Campbell said: “This report is a wake up call. Our current policies are clearly not working. The drug …

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