Gordon Birtwistle & Burnley Liberal Democrats

Burnley and other similar industrial towns have been neglected and abandoned by London Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said on a visit to Burnley to support local campaigner Gordon Birtwistle.

Nick was launching a new set of policies to boost Britain’s industrial heartlands and highlighted the work Gordon Birtwistle and Lib Dem run Burnley Council have done to bring jobs and prosperity to the town.

Lib Dem plans would include moving top Civil Servants with responsibility for manufacturing and wider industrial policies to Northern towns like Burnley so they could oversee investment programmes to support local jobs.

“he seemed like a really nice guy. I have always been a Labour man, but his comments were really good and I would say the Lib Dems have a good chance around here.”
A drinker in the General Scarlett Pub on Accrington road after Nick’s visit

Nick said Gordon’s record of campaignig for Burnley meant he would make a superb MP for local people.  “Gordon’s the sort of campaigner people really trust.  They know he’ll stand up for Burnley”.

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