A moment I thought I would never see: the leader of the Liberal Democrats, accompanied by half a dozen close protection officers. Apparently it's now routine for the three main party leaders to get this level of police protection during an election. Two weeks ago Nick Clegg turned up at ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Cornwall accompanied by only his driver.
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Comment number 1.
At 21st Apr 2010, Rob wrote:Maybe he's allergic to eggs?
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Comment number 2.
At 21st Apr 2010, AccurateChronometer wrote:The three 'main' political parties contesting all six Westminster parliamentary constituency seats most closely in The Celtic Nation And Duchy Of Cornwall are, in alphabetical order, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Mebyon Kernow and their respective leaders are David Cameron, Nicholas (aka 'Nick') Clegg and Richard (aka 'Dick') Cole.
What's your difficulty with naming the leader of the third 'main' party active in The Celtic Nation And Duchy Of Cornwall, Richard (aka 'Dick') Cole as required by the 'political neutrality' terms of your ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Royal Charter remit, Mr Graham (aka ?) Smith?
Get up to speed and catch up with Mebyon Kernow and that 'main' party's leader Richard (aka 'Dick') Cole at:
Catch up with the latest General Election 2010 TV appearance of the Mebyon Kernow leader Richard (aka 'Dick') Cole appearing on Andrew Neil's 'Daily Politics' show on the UK's ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ 2 TV Channel on Monday April 19th 2010:
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