Sir Menzies Campbell resigned from head of the Liberal Democrats by Corina Ciubotaru

In the midst of a powerful battle of statements between the Conservatives and the Labor on the U.K. political scene, the Liberal Democrats seem to be on the brink of extinction. Their 66 year old leader Sir Menzies Campbell announced his resignation yesterday at 6.30 PM, with home affairs Nick Clegg or environment spokesman Chris Huhne as his most likely followers. The party has mostly been going downhill since Sir Campbell became leader, with only 11 percent in a poll on Sunday, the lowest point since 2001, while in May it lost 230 seats in the local council elections. A former Olympic sprinter, Sir Menzies Campbell proved to be a good politician before he rose to leader status in the Liberal Democrat party, as he was a respected spokesman with a very good understanding of external affairs. But with the political class being rejuvenated through leaders like Tory man David Cameron, someone like Sir Campbell was undoubtedly seen as not being able to keep up with the news. Still, he is given credit for bringing stability and professionalism to his party and he admitted himself in his resignation letter that the Lib Dems need to make changes in its internal structure. Unfortunately, Sir Campbell won;t be leading the party through these changes, due to his age; he would be older than 70 by the next elections. His resignation came after 18 months as leader of the party, a place he took over from Charles Kennedy; the interim leader is now Vince Cable.

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