Three more MEPs declare for Ming Campbell
Welcome to the three Liberal Democrat women MEPs who have declared their support for Ming Campbell to be the next leader of the Liberal Democrats. This now means that eight of the party’s twelve MEPs are backing Ming Campbell’s leadership campaign.
Yorkshire MEP Diana Wallis, former leader of the Liberal Democrat MEPs, Fiona Hall from the North-East, and current deputy leader of the MEPs Baroness Sarah Ludford from London, decided to back Ming after a hustings meeting and individual discussions with Ming Campbell in Brussels.
Sarah explained her support as follows:
Ming has both the authority and the commitment to lead the Liberal Democrats in the present challenging circumstances. He combines passion for Liberal values with a grasp of how to translate those into advances for the party.
As he rightly says, ‘to be a Liberal Democrat is to be a moderniser’. His intention to draw on all strands of liberalism in marking out distinctive territory in British politics will ensure that the party pulls strongly together in the quest for greater electoral success.
Yesterday’s decision by the MEPs to back Ming’s campaign follows on from Jenny Willott MP’s decision to back Ming the day before.
