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The Guardian - UK
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Hélène Mulholland

Submit your questions for Sir Menzies Campbell


Sir Menzies Campbell.
Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire.
Sir Menzies Campbell will celebrate his first anniversary as Liberal Democrat leader at the party's spring conference in Harrogate this weekend.

But one year since Charles Kennedy was unceremoniously forced from office after admitting he had a drink problem, what has the party's new leader achieved?

Although Lib Dem MPs were delighted with the way their new chief reorganised the internal workings of the party, his efforts have not paid off at the polls.

The Lib Dems are one point down in this week's Times/Populus poll (19%), and were two points down in this month's ICM poll for the Guardian (also 19%).

As David Cameron's makeover of the Conservative party starts to pay dividends, Sir Menzies has been branded "too old" to boost the Lib Dems' popularity with voters.

The party, which last year ditched its signature 50% tax rate for those earning over £100,000, has made little in the way of net gains over the past 12 months. So what next?

I'll be meeting the Lib Dem leader on Friday and I want to put to him as many of your questions as possible.

So post your questions below to find out what's on Sir Ming's mind.

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