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WATCH: Charles Kennedy Memorial Lecture

By The Voice | Tue 16th June 2026 - 8:55 am

You might remember that a few weeks ago we told you about the Charles Kennedy Memorial Lecture organised by the European Movement.

Nick Clegg talked about the path to closer alignment with the European Movement.

You can watch his speech courtesy of the European Movement’s You Tube channel.

The text is below:

We are here in part to remember a much-missed friend and colleague, Charles Kennedy. It has been just over a decade since Charles passed, and we are all the poorer for it. He was one of the lights of liberalism in this country, and his absence in public life is felt …

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