Difference between revisions of "Sarah Olney"
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| − | + | '''Sarah Olney''' was confirmed on 30 October 2016 as the Liberal Democrat candidate in the [[2016 Richmond Park by-election]], four days after being interviewed on the [[BBC]]'s ''Daily Politics'' programme.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/daily_politics/status/791229958714556417 "@afneil asks @sarahjolney1 if she will still be Lib Dem candidate to challenge Zac Goldsmith in #richmondbyelection"]''</ref> | |
| − | Sarah Olney said overturning Zac Goldsmith's 23,015 majority was "incredibly doable" for | + | Sarah Olney said overturning [[Zac Goldsmith]]'s 23,015 majority was "incredibly doable" for the Lib Dems, who held the south-west London seat from 1997 until 2010, and finished second in the [[UK/2015 General election|2015 General Election]]. |
| − | Zac Goldsmith has said he wants the vote, on 1 December 2016, to be a referendum on the government's decision to back a third runway at Heathrow airport | + | Although Zac Goldsmith has said he wants the vote, on 1 December 2016, to be a referendum on the government's decision to back a third runway at Heathrow airport, Sarah Olney, who also opposes Heathrow expansion, told ''Sky News'': |
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:[[Brexit]] - which Zac Goldsmith backed, unlike most Richmond voters - would "obviously" emerge as another campaign issue.<ref>''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37816950 "Sarah Olney to fight Richmond by-election for Lib Dems"]''</ref> | :[[Brexit]] - which Zac Goldsmith backed, unlike most Richmond voters - would "obviously" emerge as another campaign issue.<ref>''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37816950 "Sarah Olney to fight Richmond by-election for Lib Dems"]''</ref> | ||
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Sarah Olney was confirmed on 30 October 2016 as the Liberal Democrat candidate in the 2016 Richmond Park by-election, four days after being interviewed on the BBC's Daily Politics programme.[1]
Sarah Olney said overturning Zac Goldsmith's 23,015 majority was "incredibly doable" for the Lib Dems, who held the south-west London seat from 1997 until 2010, and finished second in the 2015 General Election.
Although Zac Goldsmith has said he wants the vote, on 1 December 2016, to be a referendum on the government's decision to back a third runway at Heathrow airport, Sarah Olney, who also opposes Heathrow expansion, told Sky News:
- Brexit - which Zac Goldsmith backed, unlike most Richmond voters - would "obviously" emerge as another campaign issue.[2]
