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Wednesday 24 March

Open secret
posted by David | 1750 GMT |

You cannot knock the Liberal Democrat commitment to open government.

Labour's Euro-MPs are the latest to benefit from the Lib Dem policy of openness. This follows the leaking of their election manifesto to Labour Assembly Members and an e-mail bemoaning the lack of interest taken in a Lib Dem Am's activities.

Labour MEPs have now been sent details of the "25th Congress of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform party (ELDR)". Just in case it's not already marked in your diary, this is taking place on April 30 in the European Parliament in Brussels.

The e-mail says: "General information on the event, as well as the agenda and all other important material are or will be made available on the web site of the ELDR Party Congress .

"The website also contains a reserved area, where all congress papers including the draft statutes of the new IASBL 'ELDR Party' will be made available. In order to access this section, it will be necessary to introduce a login and a password and to click on GO."

The Lib Dems helpfully let their Labour colleagues know that the login required is "delegates" and the password "euroelec".

I won't tell anyone if you don't.