Liberal Democrats prepare to go to conference

12.29.26pm GMT Thu 11th Sep 2008

Liberal Democrats in the Oldham area are making their final preparations to attend the party's conference in Bournemouth in September.

The conference which will be held from Saturday 13th to Wednesday 17th September.

Debates taking place will include pensions, crime, eco-towns, the housing and mortgage crisis, transport and health.

"We are looking forward to a good conference and some lively debates," said Elwyn Watkins, Parliamentary Spokesperson for Oldham East & Saddleworth. "We are also looking forward to speeches from leading figures in the Liberal Democrats, particularly Nick Clegg's Leader's speech on the final day.

"People in our area from Oldham to Saddleworth and from Shaw to Lees are feeling the pinch with rising unemployment, rising prices for food and energy and a collapsing housing market. So there will be a great deal of interest in the debate about the housing and mortgage crisis and in the speech of Vince Cable MP, our Shadow Chancellor."