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Britain is taken for granted in the so-called special relationship

Commenting on reports that the British government will make a formal complaint to the United States over the alleged use of Prestwick airport for transiting bombs to Israel over the weekend, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ming Campbell said: Any …

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Rome Conference promised little and delivered less

Following the Rome conference, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ming Campbell said: This conference promised little and delivered less. Nothing was achieved which will make the people of Lebanon and Israel any safer. In the absence of an immediate ceasefire …

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UK must suspend arms exports to Israel

Liberal Democrat Leader, Ming Campbell, today wrote to the Prime Minister to ask him to suspend any further arms exports to Israel. In light of disproportionate military action by Israel in Lebanon and Gaza the UK Government must suspend any …

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Campbell Raises Lack of Disabled Access with Scotrail

North East Fife Liberal Democrat MP Menzies Campbell has written to Mary Dickson the Managing Director of First Scotrail about the lack of disabled access at Cupar, Springfield and Ladybank Stations. Commenting Menzies Campbell said “This is an unacceptable situation …

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Campbell presses Blair over ‘unfair’ US extradition treaty

At Prime Minister’s Questions today, Liberal Democrat Leader, Ming Campbell MP called for reciprocity in the extradition treaty between Britain and the United States, asking whether the Prime Minister felt it was fair that British citizens can be extradited to …

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