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At a UK level it has been a difficult few months for the Liberal Democrats, having lost a Leader, Charles Kennedy MP, over his struggles with an alcohol problem, and a Home Affairs spokesman, Mark Oaten MP, over a sex scandal.
BBC: NEWS | Programmes | Politics Show | Wales: Where next for Welsh Lib Dems?
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Charles Kennedy, MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, congratulated campaigners who pushed for a service to be maintained.
BBC: New deal on emergency tug for Scotland until 2015
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The Free Church of Scotland, Community Land Scotland, Liberal Democrat MP Charles Kennedy and SNP MSP Dave Thompson have welcomed the government's decision.
BBC: Raasay shooting and fishing rights returned to crofters