Why should the Forest of Dean trust Blair on May 5th?

6.00.00am BST (GMT +0100) Fri 29th Apr 2005

Charles Kennedy, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, responding to the publication in full of the Attorney-General's legal advice, said: "If Tony Blair couldn't trust his own Cabinet with the full facts, if he couldn't trust the Commons, then why should the electorate trust him on May 5th?"

On the Conservatives, Mr Kennedy added: "Michael Howard's Tories have prejudged and misjudged over Iraq every step of the way. They prejudged and misjudged the case for war. They prejudged and misjudged the Hutton Inquiry. They prejudged and misjudged the Butler Inquiry.

"They are every bit as guilty and culpable as the Government. They must not be allowed to distract attention from their own uncritical support for the war.

"This issue must not be about which party leader can throw more personal insults at another party leader. The real insult is to the intelligence of the British electorate. I refuse to descend to that level - the issue is of far too much importance.

"The Cabinet, the Commons and the country are entitled to feel seriously misled."

Chris Coleman, the Parliamentary Candidate for the Forest of Dean said: "Day after day, I speak to people across the area who tell me how angry they are that they were misled by Tony Blair.

"Many were against the war as I was, some were in favour of the war, but all are united by the feeling that they cannot trust Tony Blair again. They will be voting Liberal Democrat on 5th May."