Russia could join EU, suggest Lib Dems
News Article 21 September 2004
Russia and Israel should not be ruled out as future members of the European Union, senior Liberal Democrat politicians have suggested.
Lib Dems adopt manifesto plans
News Article 21 September 2004
Grassroots Liberal Democrats have backed draft manifesto plans but roundly rejected suggestions that the party should support a social insurance system to fund the NHS.
Lib Dem conference targets Blair, spending and voters' anxieties
Press Review 21 September 2004
The Liberal Democrats' annual gathering has got underway in Bournemouth with left-wingers failing to get the conference to call on Tony Blair to resign over the war in Iraq.
Blunkett 'failing to act on illegal slave labour'
News Article 20 September 2004
The home secretary is doing too little to tackle the "slave labour" conditions suffered by Britain's underground illegal workforce, Mark Oaten has said.
Simon Hughes MP - Liberal Democrat president
Interview 20 September 2004
New party president Simon Hughes talks to ePolitix.com about his hopes for Hartlepool, the general election, the party leadership and the London mayoralty.
Third party face up to 'painful economic realities'
News Article 20 September 2004
The Liberal Democrats will not make spending commitments unless they are fully costed and funded, Vincent Cable has pledged.
Britain 'has moral obligation to Iraq'
News Article 20 September 2004
The government has left Britain with a moral obligation to improve the situation in war-torn Iraq, Sir Menzies Campbell has said.
The winning habit
Publication Article 20 September 2004
Kennedy sets out Lib Dem 'big idea'
News Article 20 September 2004
An upbeat Charles Kennedy has said his party's "big idea" focuses on policies to tackle a feeling of anxiety among the British public.
Williams backs radical policy debate
News Article 20 September 2004
The Liberal Democrats must never turn their back on a "free market of ideas", the party's elder-stateswoman has warned.
Kennedy could work with Labour
Press Review 20 September 2004
Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy has said he would work with Labour - with or without a formal coalition - if the next election ends in a hung parliament.
Lib Dems establish 'Target Labour Unit'
News Article 18 September 2004
A Lib Dem electoral unit has been formed specifically to target Labour seats and parachute extra resources into those areas.
