The final three candidates for the next Conservative PPC for Folkestone and Hythe are reported to be Harriett Baldwin (stood and lost in Stockton North in North East England in 2005), Laura Sandys (Political Consultant) and Damian Collins (stood and lost in Northampton North in the East Midlands in 2005).
Dundee Liberal Democrats have today (Sunday 2nd July) welcomed news that, if Thursday's by-election result in Bromley and Chislehurst was replicated in Dundee West at the next Westminster General Election, the Liberal Democrats would win the seat.
Dundee Liberal Democrats have today (Saturday 1st July) given their support to Liberal Democrat defence spokesman Nick Harvey MP, who has called for a national debate on the issue of replacement of trident.
Sir Menzies Campbell says his authority as Liberal Democrat leader is on the line over his tax proposals. In an interview for today's GMTV Sunday Programme, he admitted he could lose a vote on the plans at his party's autumn conference and it was a personal test.
The Lib Dem team from Folkestone and Hythe have been celebrating the huge swing to the Lib Dems at the Bromley By-election. Past Folkestone Lib Dem Agent Shaun Roberts was the mastermind on the Lib Dem campaign, which saw the 17th safest Tory seat in the country turned into a wafer-thin 633 majority.
The Liberal Democrats fell just 650 votes short of pulling off one of the most sensational by-election victories of all time.