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Lib Dems 'could lose core vote' Council chief fears for Lib Dems
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Warren Bradley led the council in Liverpool from 2005 to May 2010Warren Bradley led the council in Liverpool from 2005 to May 2010
The leader of the Liberal Democrats in Liverpool has said the party could lose its core vote by being in coalition with the Conservatives. The leader of the Lib Dems in Liverpool has said he fears people will see no point in voting for the party after it formed the coalition government.
Councillor Warren Bradley has criticised the coalition government's decision to cut the Building Schools For the Future (BSF) programme. Councillor Warren Bradley, council leader until the election, criticised the government's cuts to the Building Schools for the Future programme.
Twenty six school building projects have been cancelled in Liverpool.Twenty six school building projects have been cancelled in Liverpool.
He said the move was "abhorrent" and that coalition policies could turn voters away from the party. In an e-mail leaked to the Liverpool Post he said the "weak coalition" could see the party "wiped out".
Mr Bradley, who was leader of Liverpool council until May, called for the decision to be reversed. Mr Bradley's e-mail said the party would be overtaken by Labour in the North and the Conservatives in the South.
Mr Bradley told BBC News: "I just see a continual stream of bad news that will turn the core Liberal Democrat voters off. Mr Bradley, who was leader of Liverpool City Council for five years until May, said the school building move was "abhorrent" and that coalition policies could turn voters away from the party.
Mr Bradley told BBC News: "I see a time where maybe the electorate will say, well actually, what's the point in voting Liberal Democrat because they'll join a coalition with the Tories, therefore we'll vote Labour.
"And that is clearly not what I got involved in politics for, and not what most Liberal Democrats stand for."
He added: "It is abhorrent to even consider a Building Schools for the Future not going ahead now.
"I just see a continual stream of bad news that will turn the core Liberal Democrat voters off.
"Historically Liverpool has been good for Liberal Democrat voters - it has always had a very high percentage."Historically Liverpool has been good for Liberal Democrat voters - it has always had a very high percentage.
"They are telling me now that they feel uneasy with the coalition and uneasy with the decisions being taken.""They are telling me now that they feel uneasy with the coalition and uneasy with the decisions being taken."
A spokesman for the Liberal Democrat party head office declined to comment.A spokesman for the Liberal Democrat party head office declined to comment.