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Congratulations to Liberal Democrats in the New Year honours list

 

We’ve already mentioned Paddy Ashdown’s great honour in the New Year list:

ORDER OF THE COMPANIONS OF HONOUR (CH)
The Rt Hon Jeremy John Durham Baron Ashdown Of Norton-Sub-Hamdon, GCMG, KBE. For public and political service.

Sincere congratulations go to:

CBE – Councillor Erica Kemp. Lord Mayor of Liverpool. For public and political service. (Liverpool, Merseyside)

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+++New Years Honours 2015: Paddy Ashdown becomes a Companion of Honour

We’re having our annual look down the New Years Honours list and we didn’t get very far before we saw a name we recognised:

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For political and public service.

He joins fellow former Liberal Democrat Sir Menzies Campbell who became a Companion of Honour last year.

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