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Hames on Climate Change

Duncan has named climate change as his main priority for the next parliament in a recent interview for Catch 21 productions. Speaking for the new Mpinions feature Duncan was quizzed on a range of topics, from his opinions on electoral …

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Duncan congratulates Chippenham Lib Dem by-election winners

Duncan Hames, the MP for the Chippenham Constituency, has paid tribute to the hard work of two local Lib Dem campaigners who have been recently elected to Chippenham Town Council. Lyn Andre, elected in Monkton Park ward, has lived in …

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Thank you for your terrific support during the General Election Campaign

Without the hard work of so many volunteers, we could not have elected Wiltshire’s first Liberal Democrat MP. I extend my gratitude and I am truly grateful to the people who have placed their faith in me to serve the …

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Clegg battle bus rolls into Chippenham to boost Hames campaign

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg visited Chippenham to lend support to Duncan Hames’ bid to become Wiltshire’s first Lib Dem MP.

Mr Clegg, visiting students at Wiltshire College, Lackham, when asked about his decision to campaign in the Chippenham Constituency, said: “I really want to support Duncan in his campaign to become the MP for Chippenham,” he said. “We are colleagues and friends, he knows this area and he would be a great local champion.”

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Nick Clegg Storms Ahead in the First Ever Party Leaders Debate

The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK …

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Duncan Hames launches election campaign with pledge to help clean up politics

< On Tuesday 6th of April, shortly after the date of the election was announced, Duncan was joined by supporters, members of the press and former Lib Dem leader, Paddy Ashdown at a packed General Election launch rally in Melksham. …

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Liberal Democrats launch fully-costed plan to re-open Corsham Railway Station

The Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary Norman Baker has today launched a plan that would see Britain undertake the biggest expansion of the railways since the Victorian age. The plan will be paid for by cutting down the major roads …

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Duncan Hames on creating a sustainable economy

Duncan Hames called for action to achieve a truly sustainable economy at the recent national Liberal Democrat conference. Duncan, the prospective Lib Dem MP for Chippenham, explained that sustainable energy generation and home energy efficiency were pivotal to these proposals, …

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Save our green spaces!

Prospective local Lib Dem MP Duncan Hames stands shoulder to shoulder with Chippenham residents against Conservative plans to build 3,000 new houses on the outskirts of the town. The Conservative-led Wiltshire Council’s “preferred option” is to build to the North …

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Top Lib Dem environment spokesman Simon Hughes comes to Chippenham

On Saturday 20th February, prospective local MP, Duncan Hames, was joined by Lib Dem Frontbench Environment Spokesman, Simon Hughes MP, to observe a state-of-the-art local environmental project. Duncan and Simon joined local environmental group CAVE (Chippenham and Villages Environmentalists) to …

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