Campbell says to Brown & Cameron “we’re ready to take you on”
Ming Campbell, acting leader of the Liberal Democrats and the front- runner in the Lib Dem leadership campaign will speak in Cheltenham tonight following the party?’s success in unseating Labour in yesterday?s historic Dunfermline by-election.
In his first speech since the victory for his former agent Willie Rennie, the Lib Dem?s acting leader will address a hustings meeting with Lib Dem members from across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands.
As well as meeting local members, he will make a speech spelling out how, under Labour, centralisation is eroding local democracy and undermining personal responsibility. He will say last night?s result marks the ?end of the road for the Prime Minister and the start of a difficult road for Gordon Brown?.
Ming Campbell will be hosted on his visit to Cheltenham by the town’s former MP Nigel Jones, now Lord Jones of Cheltenham. The leadership contender and acting leader, who was spending today (Friday) in Dunfermline with supporters, will be joined on the panel at Gloucestershire and Cheltenham College (Gloscat) by Jenny Willott who became one of the party’s youngest MPs when she triumphed at Cardiff Central in the 2005 General Election. Jenny Willott is one of 31 MPs who have so far declared their support for Ming Campbell’s leadership campaign.
Lord Jones of Cheltenham said:
I shared an office with Ming Campbell for five years and I have seen him in operation. Throughout his life, he has been a team player and a team captain – he was in the Olympics and he will be for us.
In his speech Ming Campbell will say:
Last night?’s win was a fantastic victory for Willie Rennie and a fantastic victory for the Liberal Democrats.
It was a victory which marks the end of the road for the Prime Minister and the beginning of a difficult road for the Chancellor.
After all the boasts of the Tories and all the bluster of Labour it was the Liberal Democrats united, credible and professional who showed how to campaign and how to win.
We are back in business and let the message go out to Gordon Brown and David Cameron ? we are ready ? we are ready to take you on ? because we can win anytime, anyplace, anywhere.
ENDS
