THE IRAQ WAR AND LIBERAL DEMOCRAT CAMPAIGNING

Early day motion 1100, tabled 29 April 2003 by Gerald Kaufman (Labour). Signed by 50 members.

That this House notes the statement by the honourable Member for Kingston and Surbiton on behalf of the Liberal Democrats that 'War is not an issue for the local elections. Our advice to candidates has been not to campaign on it because, with British citizens fighting, it's in poor taste'; further notes that in Manchester, Birmingham, Leicester and elsewhere, Liberal Democrat local election candidates have been seeking to con Muslim electors into voting for them by campaigning on an anti-Iraq war platform; and observes that such opportunistic hypocrisy by Liberal Democrat local government candidates, not to mention poor taste, is entirely characteristic of every aspect of Liberal Democrat campaigning.

Signatures by party: Labour 36, Conservative 7, Labour/Co-operative 5, Plaid Cymru 2.