British forces should begin a "staged withdrawal" from Iraq in May, with the last forces leaving by the end of October. Speaking this morning on Radio Four's Today Programme Lib Dem Leader Sir Menzies Campbell said ministers should now spend three months consulting coalition and regional allies over precise details. Sir Menzies said, "Between 1 May and the end of October we should conduct a staged withdrawal of United Kingdom forces.
Following the news that 75 people have died in a bomb attack in Baghdad, and the death of another British serviceman at the weekend, Liberal Democrat Leader Menzies Campbell has reiterated his call for the Prime Minister to speak in Wednesday's Parliamentary debate on Iraq.
Dundee Liberal Democrats have today (Wednesday 24th January) have given their backing to the LibDems in Wales and Scotland who have pledged to work together for a "more Liberal and Greener Britain" at a summit in London earlier this week.
At today's Full Council meeting at Surrey County Council, the Liberal Democrat group pushed through a call for urgent action to improve the County's highways drainage in the face of increased rainfall due to climate change.
"You may be aware that today I led a debate in the House of Commons over the new Liberal Democrat strategy for bringing British troops home from Iraq by the end of October. You can read and watch more about what I said at http://tinyurl.com/26ykb8
Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Nick Clegg MP visited Chesterfield on Friday. The MP for nearby Sheffield Hallam paid Chesterfield a visit to see the new safety measures employed by Chesterfield Borough Council. Along with Paul Holmes, MP for Chesterfield, Nick visited Chesterfield Police Station on Beetwell Street to discuss the type of crimes local people are facing.
