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Tim Farron’s campaign video

By The Voice | Mon 22nd June 2015 - 3:47 pm

Tim Farron has launched his Leadership campaign video today.

 
 

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Building a diverse party: the Leadership Candidates respond to Daisy Cooper’s questions

By Daisy Cooper MP | Wed 10th June 2015 - 2:05 pm

Tim Farron MPNormanLambOn 17 May, I set out my challenge to the Leadership candidates in an LDV blog, asking each of them whether and to what extent they would commit to some achievable measures to build a more diverse party. Here are their answers – presented without comment.

1)   Will you promise to take a zero tolerance approach to inappropriate behaviour, insisting that all elected representatives and everyone in your team has a “responsibility to act” on any and all anecdotal and substantive evidence that reaches them?

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Last chance to get a vote in the party’s leadership election

By The Voice | Wed 3rd June 2015 - 9:59 am

Nominations close in the contest for party leader today at 4 pm.

That means that if you want to get a vote and aren’t currently a member of the party, you will need to join by then. You can do so here.

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Rennie and Williams back “brilliant communicator and outstanding campaigner” Farron

By The Voice | Mon 11th May 2015 - 1:51 pm

Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Willie Rennie, and Welsh Liberal Democrats leader Kirsty Williams, have today endorsed Tim Farron to be the next leader of the federal Liberal Democrats.

In a joint statement, they said:

Thursday’s results were devastating for the Liberal Democrats.

Our pain is eased by the knowledge that our liberal gains in government will endure.

Despite our loss our party remains optimistic, hopeful and confident about what we can achieve on behalf of Britain.

However, we now have to earn the right to be listened to again.

To move forward we need a fresh start. With that in mind we call on Tim Farron

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