JU
juice
5 January 2006 4:38pm
Adam Boulton on Sky News hinted that this could be a resignation statement.
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rts
5 January 2006 4:48pm
I doubt the terrestrials would cover this, mainly because their evening bulletins will be going out within the next hour so.
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Spencer
5 January 2006 4:54pm
According to the Sky News website, Adam Boulton's now saying Kennedy is expected to call a vote of confidence rather than stand down, which I'd say would make it even more unlikely for terrestrial channels to cover it.
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rts
5 January 2006 5:02pm
James Landale also saying he's going to confront allegations about rumours of his drink problem.
JU
juice
5 January 2006 5:19pm
Sky News are now reporting that Sarah Teather MP, Norman Lamb MP, Ed Davey MP and Vincent Cable MP have signed a letter calling on Kennedy to quit.
JU
juice
5 January 2006 5:22pm
Sky News have also reported that Kennedy is to confess that he has had treatment for alcoholism
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STVNews
5 January 2006 5:23pm
Charles Kennedy? Alcoholism? Never.....
JU
juice
5 January 2006 5:51pm
BREAKING NEWS: Charles Kennedy to call a leadership contest (Sky news)
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TVN
5 January 2006 5:51pm
Kennedy is arriving now. Got a bit held up at the local hostelry. 6 mins late. 6 pints.
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rts
5 January 2006 5:57pm
Bit of a sound problem at the start of Kennedy's statement on News 24. No such problems with Sky.
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couch_potato
5 January 2006 6:02pm
"The most dramatic, revealing statement a party leader has ever made" - Nick Robinson, Six o'clock News.