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Council chief fears for Lib Dems | |
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Warren Bradley led the council in Liverpool from 2005 to May 2010 | Warren Bradley led the council in Liverpool from 2005 to May 2010 |
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, 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. |
In an e-mail leaked to the Liverpool Post he said the "weak coalition" could see the party "wiped out". | |
Mr Bradley's e-mail said the party would be overtaken by Labour in the North and the Conservatives in the South. | |
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. |