LABOUR PROMISED SO MUCH BUT, 12 YEARS ON, THEIR LEGACY LIES IN TATTERS AND THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED LABOUR IN 1997 HAVE BEEN BETRAYED - TEATHER

Liberal Democrat Shadow Housing Minister, Sarah Teather has visited Labour party conference to tell Labour supporters that the Liberal Democrats are now the true party of fairness and social justice.

Sarah along with the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable were invited to speak at an event in Brighton organised by the Fabian Society. Sarah told the audience of Labour delegates that the party had failed in their duty to take care of the poorest and most vulnerable in society.

For the first time in over thirty years, yesterday an opinion poll placed Labour third behind the Liberal Democrats in a national poll. Meanwhile, in Brent this Summer, the Liberal Democrats were the only party to increase their share of the vote at the European elections.

The Liberal Democrat MP for Brent East Sarah Teather said: “Time and time again, the Labour party have let down the people of Brent. Over the past few years we have seen local services such as post offices or health centres axed, police stations under threat, and local people losing their jobs or even their home.

“Tony Blair and Gordon Brown promised so much but, twelve years on, the Labour legacy lies in tatters and the people who voted Labour in 1997 have been betrayed. On fair taxes, housing, civil liberties or education, it is always the poorest, the vulnerable and the marginalised who have suffered most under Labour.

“Many traditional Labour supporters can see that it is now the Liberal Democrats who represent their hopes for the future and are taking a stand on the issues that matter most to them. Everyone knows that the Conservatives can’t win in Brent. Former Labour members will find a natural home in the Liberal Democrats.”