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Thanks to all of you who have emailed me! We are covering virtually the whole constituency in the next few days, but it's the largest in England and there are 65,000 of you to meet - so apologies if I don't see you all. Happy to talk to anyone on the telephone (0797 0891 322) or by email. All offers of help also welcome! If we haven't got to you, our newspaper can be downloaded using the link on the left of this page.
If you'd like to meet up then this can be arranged, especially if you can get a few friends together and suggest a suitable cafe or pub.
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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Wed 28th Apr 2010
On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.
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Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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| Penrith & The Border General Election Result |
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Turnout: 45087 (69%)
53.4%
Conservative: 24071 (+2%)
28.5%
Liberal Democrats: 12830 (+2.6%)
12.9%
Labour: 5834 (−6.1%)
View the results in detail.
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| Westmorland & Lonsdale General Election Result |
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Turnout: 51487 (76%)
60%
Liberal Democrats: 30896 (+14.1%)
36.2%
Conservative: 18632 (−8.1%)
2.2%
Labour: 1158 (−5.6%)
View the results in detail.
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| Workington General Election Result |
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Turnout: 39259 (66%)
45.5%
Labour: 17865 (−6.5%)
33.9%
Conservative: 13290 (+4.8%)
13.5%
Liberal Democrats: 5318 (−0.9%)
View the results in detail.
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Keep up with the Campaign with Peter's Election Blog!
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"People have been talking about Lords reform for over a century. The time for talk is now over. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Debate of Constitutional Reform, The Independent - 8 June
"Two welcome announcements have come from David Cameron and Nick Clegg in as many days. First, there are going to be major cuts in public spending. Second, they're going to be done with some finesse. "
Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute
Guardian - 9 June
"The wasteful, bureaucratic and intrusive ID card scheme represents everything that has been wrong with government in recent years. By taking swift action to scrap it, we are making it clear that this government won't sacrifice people's liberty for the sake of Ministers' pet projects. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Comment on the announcement that ID cards are to be scrapped for British citizens within 100 days - 27 May
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