Baroness Shirley Williams Welcomed to Hereford

10.06.21am GMT Mon 30th Nov 2009

With the general election less than six months away, Sarah Carr, the Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for Hereford, Ross and South Herefordshire and local Lib Dem MP Paul Keetch will welcome Baroness Shirley Williams at a sold-out dinner at All Saints in Hereford on Friday 4th December.

Elected as a MP in1964, Shirley Williams (now Baroness Williams of Crosby) was a member of the Wilson and Callaghan governments and was also the Secretary of State for Education. As one of the 'Gang of Four' Shirley Williams famously broke away from the Labour Party to found the SDP in 1981 and later supported its merger with the Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democrats.

Commenting on the visit Sarah Carr said,

"Shirley Williams is an amazing woman and politician and I am delighted she is coming to Hereford to support my campaign to be the next Member of Parliament. Shirley is widely respected and has appeared more than any other panelist on the BBC political talk show Question Time. Shirley has just published her fascinating autobiography - I am sure it will be a wonderful evening."

Three years ago Paul Keetch MP announced he would not be standing at the next general election and local campaigner Sarah Carr was selected as his successor to be the Liberal Democrat candidate.