Labour's education spokesman says he is writing to every Liberal Democrat MP calling for their support to oppose the proposed admissions rules.

In 1998, he was fined 500 baht for assaulting a Democrat MP during a parliamentary debate.

He contested the seat again in 1997, this time being elected as its Liberal Democrat MP with a majority of 2,097.

The consitituency returned a Liberal Democrat MP at the last election.

John Leech is the current Liberal Democrat MP for the constituency.

Since then it has been open to any other Liberal Democrat MP to announce their candidacy and to stand against me.

And that new leader can be assured of my loyal support as a backbench Liberal Democrat MP.

He has been a Liberal Democrat MP since 1997.

He has retained the seat since the by-election and (in 2010) is the longest serving current Liberal Democrat MP.