The Liberal Democrats are starting the election 8% ahead compared to 2001 and 10% ahead of 1997. The average of the polls published yesterday, on the day the General election was called, for the Liberal Democrats was 21%.
Charles Kennedy MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, today launched the Party's Families mini-manifesto. The plans include extending pre and after school care, offering new mothers a Maternity Income Guarantee equivalent to the minimum wage of £170 per week for the first 6 months after the birth of their first child, and increasing nursery care for 3-4 year olds.
As the General Election campaign starts in earnest Totnes Lib Dem Candidate, Mike Treleaven, is full of confidence as the Liberal Democrats set about fighting a campaign based on real solutions to real problems.
Liberal Democrat candidates for the two constituencies of Blackburn and Rossendale & Darwen expressed relief that we now knew for certain the date of the election.
Dr Anne Lee, Woking Liberal Democrats Prospective MP said:"In Woking, Liberal Democrats are looking forward to the general election campaign enormously.
Bedford & Kempston Liberal Democrats have today launched their general election campaign.