With voters in Mid Sussex only weeks away from electing a new MP to represent our area it has become clear that the race will be between Serena Tierney's Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. Well known bookmakers, Ladbrokes, have written off Labour's chances with odds of 100/1.
Commenting on Frank Cook's decision to stand as an independent in Stockton North Philip Latham, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate, said "This has now made Stockton North a marginal seat. Labour's support has dramatically declined since 1997 and this is no longer a safe seat.
Last week, the Liberal Democrats launched a spoof campaign for the "Labservative" party. You can find the details at www.labservative.com.
Stockton South Candidate Jacquie Bell has pledged to support the Royal College of Nursing Manifesto.
With the recession people are hurting. 1 in 4 of Surrey's residents are living in financial stress and 30,000 are financially excluded - as they don't have bank accounts, savings or insurance. Without them people turn to loan sharks, some even for basic things like when their washing machine breaks down.
Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, Chair of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, joined Sue Doughty, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Guildford, to meet victims of the Equitable Life scandal in Guildford and pledge their support for the campaign to compensate those affected.