Liberal Democrat MEP for the Western Counties, Graham Watson, visited Chippenham today. Graham was in the town to endorse the campaign of Liberal Democrat candidate Paul Fox. On a warm spring morning Paul, Graham and a number of supporters conducted some very successful canvassing in the Cepen Park South area of Chippenham.
With 3 full days of Election Campaigning left, many famous names have pledged their support for the Liberal Democrats. Here are what a few had to say:
Following questions from Colin Taylor, both Epsom & Ewell Borough Council and Surrey County Council have written to the Post Office authorities about their plans for the main Post Office in Epsom High Street.
The Liberal Democrat candidate for Scarborough and Whitby Tania Exley-Moore predicts that the Labour Party will lose the constituency on 5 May.
Today's Communicate Research / Independent on Sunday opinion poll has put the Liberal Democrats up 5%, Labour are down 1% and the Conservatives down 4%
Stephen Robinson says the Liberal Democrats will scrap Labour's political targets and allow greater freedom for NHS staff to put patients' interests first. He said, "This will allow doctors and nurses to use their clinical judgment to cut hidden waiting lists, deliver quality individual patient care, and improve infection control." The Lib Dems are also publishing "Now Wash Your Hands", a new survey of hospital infection control teams. Stephen said, "Every year the equivalent of seven and half district general sized hospitals are filled by people who pick up an infection during their stay."