Turkeys welcome Christmas
Cornwall's three Liberal Democrat MPs issued a statement yesterday welcoming the budget. Expect to see this statement re-published, five years from now, in the election leaflets of their (non-Conservative) opponents.
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Comment number 1.
At 24th Jun 2010, Phil wrote:You seem to have a lot of confidence that the coalition is going to last 5 years??
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Comment number 2.
At 25th Jun 2010, Graham Smith wrote:A fair point: I actually have absolutely no idea how long this Parliament will last. Or even if there will be separate Lib Dem and Conservative candidates at the next election - maybe both parties will field "coalition" candidates? Does anyone know?
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Comment number 3.
At 27th Jun 2010, Chris Ridgers wrote:I can assure you that electors will continue to be able to vote for the Conservative Party in future elections. I welcome the Liberal Democrat decision to line up behind Conservative principles to sort out the mess left by the out-going Labour Government. In doing so I recognise that the Liberal Democrats have, for the sake of the nation, abandoned many of the commitments they make prior to the election.
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