International Affairs and Defence
The disastrous war in Iraq has caused untold suffering, undermined international law, damaged Britain's reputation abroad and left our Armed Forces severely overstretched. The Government must set a strict timetable for the withdrawal of British forces from Iraq.
Britain cannot face the challenges of globalisation by acting alone or simply relying on our relationship with the United States. We must work more effectively with our partners in the European Union, NATO and UN. The EU should reform its policies to tackle issues such as climate change, catching cross-border criminals and delivering economic prosperity.
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Shadow Foreign Secretary
MP for Kingston & Surbiton
Liberal Democrat candidate for
Kingston & Surbiton
Edward Davey is Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Chair of Campaigns and Communications.
Both Ed Davey's pare (...)
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Shadow Defence Secretary
MP for North Devon
Liberal Democrat candidate for
North Devon
Nick Harvey is the Liberal Democrats' Shadow Defence Secretary. Nick Harvey's first political affiliation was to the Liberal Party which he joined in 1974. As Pr (...)
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Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
Liberal Democrat candidate for
Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
Michael Moore entered Parliament at his first attempt in 1997, holding David's Steel's former seat, Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale. Michael Moore was born in No (...)
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Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister
MP for East Dunbartonshire
Liberal Democrat candidate for
East Dunbartonshire
Jo Swinson entered Parliament in 2005, winning her East Dunbartonshire seat from Labour. Jo Swinson attended Douglas Academy in Milngavie. After reading Manageme (...)
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Chair of Parliamentary Campaigns; Shadow Defence Minister
MP for Dunfermline & West Fife
Liberal Democrat candidate for
Dunfermline & West Fife
Willie Rennie entered Parliament at his first attempt at a by-election in February 2006, gaining this seat from the Labour Party. A Fifer born and bred, Willie R (...)
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Shadow Defence Minister
MP for Colchester
Liberal Democrat candidate for
Colchester
Bob Russell entered Parliament at his third attempt in 1997, gaining this seat from the Conservatives. He has been reselected to stand here at the next general e (...)
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Deputy Leader in the House of Lords, Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
I was born in Leicester on March 12th 1941. I sang in the Coronation in 1953, as a chorister in Westminster Abbey Choir. I read history at Kings College Cambridg (...)
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Spokesperson for Defence, Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport
John Lee was Conservative Member of Parliament for Pendle from 1979 to 1992, and, among many other senior Government posts, was Conservative Tourism Minister fro (...)
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Spokesperson for International Development
Lindsay Northover is the Liberal Democrats Spokesperson on International Development in the House of Lords. Lindsay Northover became a Life Peer in May 2000. She (...)
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Sat, 23 Aug 2008
Proposals for Armed Forces Welfare, covering issues including the Military Covenant, a Strategic Defence Review, pay, retention, housing, medical and mental care, resettlement and families
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Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Our policies for the contemporary security climate are laid out within this paper, focusing on: cooperating across borders; achieving security with liberty; building communities; making Britain's neighbourhood secure; managing global threats; and making nuclear weapons history,
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Sat, 23 Aug 2008
Proposals for Armed Forces Welfare, covering issues including the Military Covenant, a Strategic Defence Review, pay, retention, housing, medical and mental care, resettlement and families
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Tue, 15 Aug 2006
This paper addresses some of the major issues that challenge the ability of nations acting alone
to deliver security, stability and prosperity. In particular it sets out in how international
institutions and the international legal framework can be reformed in specific areas to better
deal with those problems that do not respect national boundaries.
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Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Responding to Gordon Brown’s statement to Parliament on the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, Nick Clegg said: "This was the single worst foreign policy decision for the last 50 years."
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Wed, 17 Dec 2008
Commenting on the announcement that British troops will leave Iraq next summer Nick Clegg said: "After five long years in which the enormity of our forces’ courage and sacrifice has been matched only by the enormity of the Government’s mistake, it is a huge relief that the end is at last in sight."
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Mon, 15 Dec 2008
Nick Clegg responds to Gordon’s Brown’s European Council statement in the House of Commons, and comments on the situations in Afghanistan and Zimbabwe
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Tue, 09 Sep 2008
Britain only invaded Iraq because MPs voted for it. Liberal Democrat MPs were unanimous in their opposition to this intervention.
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Fri, 05 Sep 2008
Liberal Democrats are campaigning for the rights of Gurkhas who are being denied citizenship and full pensions.
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It’s time to hold the politicians who took us to war in Iraq to account.
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