On Wednesday 22nd July, the Lib Dem deputy leader and economics spokesman, Dr Vince Cable MP, came to Chippenham and Melksham to listen to the concerns of local people on the state of the economy, and to give his backing to Duncan Hames’ campaign to be the first MP for the new Chippenham constituency.

In the afternoon, Vince accompanied Duncan Hames to meet with representatives of the local business and education community at the Angel Hotel in Chippenham. Vince took the time to listen to guests’ experiences of the recession and answered questions about the causes of the credit crisis and the Liberal Democrats’ plan to get the economy moving again.

Later, Vince attended a dinner at the Melksham Assembly Hall hosted in his honour by local Lib Dem supporters. In his after dinner speech Vince congratulated local Lib Dems on their recent successes in the June elections and reminded them of the great opportunity they now have to elect Duncan Hames as Wiltshire’s first Lib Dem MP.