Liberal Democrats to attend Spring Conference

12.00.00am GMT Mon 3rd Mar 2008

LOCAL Liberal Democrats in Epping Forest are heading to Liverpool this weekend for the party's spring conference.

Liberal Democrats from across the country will be meeting in the city from 7th to 9th March. Amongst them will be Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Councillor Ann Haigh and Waltham Abbey councillor Pat Brooks.

Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Campaigner Ann Haigh said, "We are looking forward to this conference and to voting in important policy debates on health, housing, education and defence.

"Nick Clegg will be making his first conference speech as Leader of the Liberal Democrats and the party's Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable MP, will also be speaking.

"I am hoping to meet a number of the party's MPs at the conference to discuss with them many issues concerning residents of Epping Forest including the unpopular Conservative policy of closing local post offices which the Labour party have adopted and expanded."

Liberal Democrats hold two national conferences a year, the first in March and the main one in September.