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Welcome to the web site of Paul Holmes and Chesterfield Lib Dems
Thank you for taking the time to visit our web site. I hope you find it has useful information about the things that I and Chesterfield Liberal Democrats are doing to help make Chesterfield and Staveley a better place to live.
Paul Holmes: MP for Chesterfield from 2001 - 2010
Paul Holmes Liberal democrat MP for Chesterfield 2001-2010
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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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Wed 21st Apr 2010
The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th, this time leading on Foreign Affairs.
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Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Thu 15th Apr 2010
Tonight on ITV, Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will be going head to head in a TV debate. This is the first of three debates that will be taking place in the run up to the General Election on May 6th.
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Wed 14th Apr 2010
Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto. The manifesto sets out four clear priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by cleaning up politics.
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Archive of earlier news stories.
 News Story Feed (v1.0).
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| Chesterfield General Election Result |
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Turnout: 45839 (64%)
39%
Labour: 17891 (−1.6%)
37.8%
Liberal Democrats: 17342 (−9.1%)
15.7%
Conservative: 7214 (+7.5%)
View the results in detail.
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Get in Touch! Contact Paul Holmes at FREEPOST SF621, 69 West Bars, Chesterfield S40 3BR or call 01246 234879
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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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