Oct 18 2007
The Lib Dem leadership latest
Readers of this site were told of the forthcoming contest before Ming quit, and read that Clegg and Huhne were the likely front runners. More has now come to light, following a spate of shock announcements about who will not be running.
Some non runners:
Vince Cable former Labour Councillor and civil servant
Ed Davey former management consultant
Susan Kramer former banker, first elected to Parliament in May 2005
Simon Hughes former barrister
Those runners in full:
Nick Clegg educated: Westminster School and Cambridge University
First elected to Parliament in May 2005
Former EU official and former MEP
Policies: More power to the EU “espouse the realities of supranational decision taking”
Higher and more green taxes
A lady We have been told by Ming that there will be a female candidate - although what does he know about it?
Likely policies: More power to the EU
Higher and more green taxes
Chris Huhne educated Westminster School and Oxford
First elected to Parliament in May 2005
Former journalist and MEP
Policies : More power to the EU
Higher and more green taxes
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John Redwood has been the Member of Parliament for Wokingham since 1987. First attending Kent College, Canterbury, he graduated from Magdalen College...
They want to give more power to the EU? Surely that will kill off the Lib Dems once and for all?! (not that I’m too bothered by that)
http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/political-deja-vu-mr-clegg/