Hughes officially opens Henley by-election headquarters

2.56.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Sat 24th May 2008

Henley Liberal Democrat Campaign HQ Opening: Catherine Bearder, Stephen Kearney, Simon Hughes MP and Sharon Bowles MEP

President of the Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes MP has today officially opened the Liberal Democrats Henley by-election headquarters in Thame. Mr Hughes was joined by a large team of activists in supporting Stephen Kearney's campaign for Henley.

Liberal Democrat Party President, Simon Hughes MP said:

"The Conservatives will under-estimate the Liberal Democrat challenge at their peril. We have a fantastic team here led by Miranda Roberts who have been campaigning for many weeks already. Stephen Kearney will make a fantastic MP for the local area, he will be a strong voice for local people and will really listen to local communities.

"The Liberal Democrats are the clear challengers to the Conservatives in this election. Just two years ago the Liberal Democrats achieved a 14% swing from the Conservatives, if we do the same here in Henley we will take the seat.

"I would urge all Liberal Democrat members to make a visit to our fantastic headquarters. Already the Liberal Democrat by-election machine is in full swing, Nick Clegg has sent out a survey to local residents and thousands of replies have been flooding back to the HQ. There are lots of local leaflets and surveys being distributed already and many more are being produced."

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See Photos from the opening of the Lib Dems Henley By-election Campaign HQ.