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Sir Alan Beith MP to step down after 40 years
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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Edited | New Jerusalem Aug 07, 2013 08:50am |
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| Author | BBC News |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 7, 2013 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Veteran Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has announced he will step down at the next election.
Sir Alan, who was elected in a 1973 by-election as MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, is the longest-serving Liberal since David Lloyd George.
The 70-year-old politician said he would carry on until 2015 and would continue to be very active until then.
Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said he had been a "huge figure" in politics.
Sir Alan is a former chief whip of the Liberal Party and a former deputy leader of the Liberal Party and the Liberal Democrats.
In 1988 he stood unsuccessfully against Paddy Ashdown for leadership of the party.
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