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Welcome to my website
This site provides news from the Liberal Democrats for the forthcoming 2010 General Election campaign in Wellingborough. Experienced Liberal Democrat campaigner, Kevin Barron, will be fighting for the people of the Wellingborough constituency to provide a fairer more honest Government, a Government that works for their interests.
Kevin Barron
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This country needs a change, we have a failed Labour Government, and a failed Conservative opposition. Liberal Democrats have campaigned with strong green policies consistently for the last 10 years, whilst New Labour and Conservatives have not. Liberal Democrats voted against the Iraq war and ID Cards, whilst New Labour and Conservatives voted for them. Liberal Democrats have been warning about an impending debt crisis since before the last General Election, whilst New Labour did nothing and the Conservatives said nothing. If you want a party running things that makes the right decisions on the biggest issues that effect everyone in the country, then the Liberal Democrats are that party.
Kevin Barron Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for the Wellingborough constituency would like to hear from you, the people he would like to represent. Online you can:
Clegg Scores Second Win in Party Leaders Debate
Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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Read "Clegg Scores Second Win in Party Leaders Debate" in full (186 words).
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Clean Campaign Pledge
Tue 20th Apr 2010
For decades, people's trust in politicians has been fading. In 2009, the MP's expenses scandal rightly increased the voters mistrust. The Liberal Democrats recognise that feelings of anger toward politicians are entirely justified and worsened by a poor system of campaigning in which all parties have taken part.
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Read "Clean Campaign Pledge" in full (184 words).
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Nick Clegg Storms First Ever Party Leaders Debate
Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Read "Nick Clegg Storms First Ever Party Leaders Debate" in full (233 words).
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| Northampton North General Election Result |
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Turnout: 40271 (63%)
34.1%
Conservative: 13735 (+4.4%)
29.3%
Labour: 11799 (−9.4%)
27.9%
Liberal Democrats: 11250 (+1%)
View the results in detail.
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| Northampton South General Election Result |
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Turnout: 38978 (58%)
40.8%
Conservative: 15917 (+3%)
25.4%
Labour: 9913 (−16.1%)
19.4%
Liberal Democrats: 7579 (+5.9%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"How can you possibly take on such a large financial commitment as Trident without considering the military and political implications? If fierce cuts are to be made in Britain's conventional forces, surely we have to consider whether replacing Trident can be justified. "
Sir Menzies Campbell
Response to announcement that the Ministry of Defence will be responsible for the cost of replacing Trident - 30 July
"With most of their leadership contenders claiming to back AV for a fairer voting system, it is astonishing they now wish to block the legislation to make that happen. Each and every Labour MP campaigned on a manifesto committing to a referendum. Now they have the opportunity to make this happen but have chosen to say no for opposition's sake. "
Simon Hughes MP
Comment on Labour's decision to oppose legislation for a referendum on the alternative vote - 28 July
"With more than half of ASBOs breached in 2008, this was a policy more about posturing than effective policing. Local communities know that other measures, such as Acceptable Behaviour Contracts can nip problems in the bud before they escalate. "
Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake MP
Commenting on speech by the Home Secretary in which she said it was 'time to move beyond Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) - 28 July
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