Delegates remembered Charles Kennedy with a warming video tribute,while the eight remaining MPs will be remembered for appearing on mugsLiberal Democrat conference delegates gave Charles Kennedy a two-minute standing ovation on Tuesday after watching an affectionate video tribute to their former leader, who died in June.
Much was made of his precocious talent when first elected a Social Democratic party MP at just 23 (“He was a tonic to the group”, or ex-MP Ian Wrigglesworth told delegates) and of his opposition to the Iraq war 20 years later. Once he made up his intellect,Kennedy was steadfast, but before doing so he privately dithered about that fateful decision. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com