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Liberal Democrat Friends of the Armed Forces launched

By Grahame Hudson | Sat 15th September 2007 - 9:46 pm

Last year at Federal Conference in Brighton, Liberal Democrats discussed the overstretch of the British Armed Forces in one of the urgent issue slots. Most of the speakers were former members of the services or currently serving members of the reserves.

It was clear from the tone of the debate that many party members were deeply concerned at the demands being placed on our servicemen and women by a Labour Government that clearly had failed to provide the forces with the necessary equipment and support they required.

Liberal Democrat Friends of the Armed Forces is a new group, which is …

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