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Vince kicks off local election campaign in Yeovil

By Caron Lindsay | Fri 5th April 2019 - 3:32 pm

Yesterday, Vince went to Yeovil to launch the party’s final push for the local elections to be held on May 2nd. He visited accommodation for homeless people opened by the Lib Dem council in South Somerset.

Meeting residents and staff @BCHAWellbeing Fair View in Yeovil – a fabulous example of a Lib Dem run council addressing homelessness by developing 11 units of temporary accommodation for vulnerable and homeless families to keep them safe and out of B&Bs pic.twitter.com/x0SCmwAMkE

— Vince Cable (@vincecable) April 4, 2019

He then spoke at a rally:

Fantastic to be here in Yeovil. Lib Dems right across the country are fighting a positive campaign to build on our track record of listening, working hard and getting things done for local people. pic.twitter.com/38s5phP8XY

— Vince Cable (@vincecable) April 4, 2019

He spoke to the local paper.

From the County Gazette:

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Posted in News | Also tagged local elections 2019, vince cable and yeovil | 2 Comments

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