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Clegg Scores Second Win in Party Leaders Debate
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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Nick Clegg Storms First Ever Party Leaders Debate
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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| Basildon & Billericay General Election Result |
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Turnout: 41629 (64%)
52.8%
Conservative: 21982 (+6.8%)
23%
Labour: 9584 (−11.8%)
15.7%
Liberal Democrats: 6538 (+2.5%)
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| Basildon South & Thurrock East General Election Result |
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Turnout: 44735 (62%)
43.9%
Conservative: 19624 (+5.3%)
31%
Labour: 13852 (−9.7%)
13.4%
Liberal Democrats: 5977 (+2.8%)
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| Thurrock General Election Result |
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Turnout: 45822 (50%)
36.8%
Conservative: 16869 (+3.6%)
36.6%
Labour: 16777 (−9.6%)
10.7%
Liberal Democrats: 4901 (−0.4%)
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Geoff Williams, standing for South Basildon and East Thurrock
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Carys Davis, standing for Thurrock
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Mike Hibbs, standing for Basildon and Billericay
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"How can you possibly take on such a large financial commitment as Trident without considering the military and political implications? If fierce cuts are to be made in Britain's conventional forces, surely we have to consider whether replacing Trident can be justified. "
Sir Menzies Campbell
Response to announcement that the Ministry of Defence will be responsible for the cost of replacing Trident - 30 July
"With most of their leadership contenders claiming to back AV for a fairer voting system, it is astonishing they now wish to block the legislation to make that happen. Each and every Labour MP campaigned on a manifesto committing to a referendum. Now they have the opportunity to make this happen but have chosen to say no for opposition's sake. "
Simon Hughes MP
Comment on Labour's decision to oppose legislation for a referendum on the alternative vote - 28 July
"With more than half of ASBOs breached in 2008, this was a policy more about posturing than effective policing. Local communities know that other measures, such as Acceptable Behaviour Contracts can nip problems in the bud before they escalate. "
Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake MP
Commenting on speech by the Home Secretary in which she said it was 'time to move beyond Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) - 28 July
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