The Liberal Democrats congratulate David Cameron on his election as the new Tory leader, but there are a whole string of reasons to believe he will not bring electoral success to the Conservative Party.
The election of David Cameron as the new leader of the Conservative Party marks the end of the leadership of Folkestone and Hythe MP Michael Howard. Commenting, Simon Hughes MP, Liberal Democrat President, said:
Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council, has called for the Council to reduce the level of mineral extraction in the County over the next decade. The County Council's Conservative Executive has determined that the level of minerals extraction should be set at 2.24 million tonnes annually. The Liberal Democrats believe that this is too high.
With two days to go until polling day for two new Parish Councillors, the local Liberal Democrat candidates, Carol Taylor and Jan McCulloch, have published their priorities if elected on Thursday.
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Gordon Brown has today admitted to MPs that the economic forecasts he made just nine months ago were hopelessly optimistic. Mr Brown, who has built his reputation on the prudent stewardship of the economy, is likely to say the economy will grow at 1.75% this year, its slowest pace in more than a decade and only half of what he forecast in the March budget.
Michael Heavens, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Epping Forest District Council, on behave of Liberal Democrat Councillors across the constituency would like to wish everyone a peaceful and Merry Christmas.