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22:45 Britain will become Europe's spinster if it leaves the EU, warns Bryant PoliticsHome News
Britain will become Europe's spinster if it leaves the EU, warns Bryant
Britain would end up as the “tired old spinster” of Europe if it leaves the European Union, a Labour frontbencher has said. After a week dominated by Conservative ructions over an In/Out EU referendum, Chris Bryant said he was not ideolo... Continue to article
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12:46 Charles Kennedy: I don't see an elected future for Chris Huhne On air
On Air | Charles Kennedy MP | former Liberal Democrat leader | Daily Politics, BBC 2
Charles Kennedy said he did not see “an elected future” for Chris Huhne following his release from prison today. “No I don’t think it’s necessarily ruled out [a return to public life]. Chris is a very robust character, a strong sense of ... Continue to article
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20:00 Mergers and acquisitions The House Magazine
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WORDS: SAM MACRORY When their prospects look particularly bleak, and poll ratings slip into single digits, Liberal Democrats like to remind themselves of a time when things were far, far worse. But that troubled time is also the cause for... Continue to article
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20:00 The Ten: Former SDP Members The House Magazine
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WORDS: JOSEPH BRIGGS 1 John Horam An MP who has run the entire political gamut, Horam tailed Bill Rodgers – whom he had served under at Transport in the late 1970s – to the SDP from Labour in 1981. Unseated in the General Election of 1983... Continue to article
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04:31 Story (1 links): Kennedy: Lib Dems 'trying to fight on too many battlefronts'
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Former Liberal Democrat party leader Charles Kennedy has said that Lib Dems are "fighting on too many battlefronts" in Government and that the party needs to "pick our fights". Assessing the party's first year in Government, Mr Kennedy said that past year had been "difficult" and that there was "no suggestion that the next twelve months will be any easier".
He pointed to the tuition fees debate as the party's darkest hour in Government, and said that Liberal Democrat ministers now found themselves in the "full media glare". Mr Kennedy added that the AV campaign had been damaging for the Lib Dems, resulting in electoral reform being "kicked into the really long grass". - = Key Development Wednesday 21st September
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07:36 Story (26 links): Warsi warns of AV 'fascism'
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Conservative party chairman Baroness Warsi has warned that AV gives more power to extremists. In an opinion piece for The Sun, she said that AV would mean mainstream candidates "pandering to extremist voters".
The news follows yesterday's "Yes" vote event in which Ed Miliband joined former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy and other senior MPs yesterday in a call for Britain to vote in favour of the Alternative Vote. Green Party leader Caroline Lucas also spoke at the cross-party event, but Nick Clegg was notably absent after Mr Miliband refused to share a platform with him.
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Former Liberal Democrat party leader Charles Kennedy has said that Lib Dems are "fighting on too many battlefronts" in Government and that the party needs to "pick our fights". Assessing the party's first year in Government, Mr Kennedy said that past year had been "difficult" and that there was "no suggestion that the next twelve months will be any easier".
He pointed to the tuition fees debate as the party's darkest hour in Government, and said that Liberal Democrat ministers now found themselves in the "full media glare". Mr Kennedy added that the AV campaign had been damaging for the Lib Dems, resulting in electoral reform being "kicked into the really long grass".
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30/03/2011 in Political & Constitutional reform
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Warsi warns of AV 'fascism'
Conservative party chairman Baroness Warsi has warned that AV gives more power to extremists. In an opinion piece for The Sun, she said that AV would mean mainstream candidates "pandering to extremist voters".
The news follows yesterday's "Yes" vote event in which Ed Miliband joined former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy and other senior MPs yesterday in a call for Britain to vote in favour of the Alternative Vote. Green Party leader Caroline Lucas also spoke at the cross-party event, but Nick Clegg was notably absent after Mr Miliband refused to share a platform with him.
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08/04/2010 in Scotland
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Clegg has 'no plans' to raise VAT
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said his party has no plans to increase VAT but warned there could be a "VAT bombshell" under the Conservatives. He added his party's tax policies have been costed "in full".
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21/09/2010
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Kennedy exits conference early
Charles Kennedy has left the Liberal Democrat conference early, citing family reasons. There has been speculation that the former leader's departure owed more to his feeling uncomfortable with the direction the party has taken since the general election.
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03/01/2011 in Liberal Democrats
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Oldham race heats up
Both Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband will visit Oldham this week as the by-election campaign for Phil Woolas' former seat of Oldham and Saddleworth heats up. Other senior Lib Dems, such as Simon Hughes and Charles Kennedy, will also be campaigning in what is seen in some quarters as a sign of anxiety among the party leadership over the race.
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21/08/2010
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Lib Dems deny Kennedy rumour
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said he has received an e-mail from predecessor Charles Kennedy calling rumours that Mr Kennedy would defect to the Labour party "nonsense". Mr Clegg said Mr Kennedy had described it as "the silliest of the silly season stories in August".
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