Charles Kennedy is the leader of the Liberal Democrats, formed from the Liberals (of whom some are still the un-united Liberals) and the Social Democrats (who were once in the Labour Party - that is the original Labour Party, not the current "I can't believe it's not Tory" party). They are currently having their conference. He has appeared a lot on panel shows for his wit. Like a lot of the old Liberals, he's a Celt. Libs tend to do well round the Celtic fringe, and have had links with the Non-conformist Churches in the past.

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