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| 'Join Lib Dems,' Kennedy tells ToriesCharles Kennedy winds up his party's annual conference with an appeal to disaffected Tories to join the Liberal Democrats. Webcast archiveBBC News Online has been putting your e-mails live to the leading figures at the party conference. Why vote?The way to save democracy from apathy and disillusionment, felt most keenly by the young, has been discovered by MP Lembit Opik. Lib Dem pension revolt failsRebels fail to commit the Lib Dems to restoring the link between pensions and earnings, instead voting for a minimum �5 increase. Trial by jury bill faces defeatThe government's bill to restrict the right to trial by jury could be doomed after the Lib Dems say their peers will vote against it. Kennedy targets ToriesTwo days into the Liberal Democrat conference and a clear theme is starting to emerge - target the Tories. Kennedy leans to LabourLib Dem leader Charles Kennedy makes clear Labour, not the Tories, are his preferred partners in any coalition government. Charles Kennedy: 'At ease with his party'Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy looks forward to a united party conference - though he wishes he had as many votes as Big Brother. |
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