Liberal Democrat Leader Charles Kennedy today congratulated Parmjit Singh Gill on becoming the Party's newest and first ethnic minority MP upon his election as Member of Parliament for Leicester South.
The Liberal Democrat Youth and Student Party congratulated Liberal Democrat candidates on winning council seats - with special mention of Councillor Parmjit Singh Gill, who won the Labour safe seat of Leicester South. LDYS members assisted with front line campaigning and said that they were very impressed with all Councillors, especially Parmjit Singh Gill - who they felt truly cared about the area and would be a great advantage to the Local Council.
Viewers of a live TV debate between the candidates in the Leicester South byelection were stunned when Labour candidate Sir Peter Soulsby, clearly showing signs of desperation as Labour support plunges, said: "I am not making any apologies at all for closing Mary Linwood School, I am proud of the fact"
Just twelve months ago the people of Leicester kicked out the Labour Council after years of neglect.
Liberal Democrat shadow Home Secretary Mark Oaten today hit back at allegations that, by opposing the Government's Antisocial Behaviour Bill, the Liberal Democrats are somehow "soft on crime".
Ahead of his visit to Leicester South on Thursday, Don Foster MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary today revealed new details of Liberal Democrat sports policy proposals intended for the next General Election.
