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   Who was Lord Ashdown?

   • In 1988, he became leader of the Liberal Democrats and transformed the party into a political force with 46 MPs by 1997. Current Lib Dem leader Vince Cable said Lord Ashdown had "exercised every ounce of his considerable personal stamina" to win the Yeovil seat. "He was a personal example to me and to many other candidates," he said.

   Former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown dies aged 77

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   Who was Paddy Ashdown?

   • Tributes have been paid to the former Liberal Democrats' leader Paddy Ashdown, who died on Saturday after a short illness aged 77. A party spokesman said the Lib Dem peer and former MP for Yeovil "made an immeasurable contribution to furthering the cause of liberalism".

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   Who is Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon?

   • After stepping down as party leader in 1999, he was knighted and then made a peer as Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon. As a former military man, he was a regular spokesman in parliament on the wars in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

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   Did Lord Ashdown have bladder cancer?

   • Lord Ashdown, who was also a commended veteran, said in November he was being treated for bladder cancer. Lord Newby, leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, said: "Paddy was a natural leader: energetic, charismatic and strategic.

   Tributes to 'visionary' former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown

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   Did Lord Ashdown ever forget his roots?

   • He was born in India but lived in Comber and Donaghadee as a child. Mr Ford, a former leader of the Alliance Party - the Lib Dems' sister party in Northern Ireland - said Lord Ashdown "never forgot" his roots. Politicians from across the spectrum paid tribute to the former Yeovil MP, who was diagnosed with bladder cancer in October.

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   How did Lord Ashdown die?

   • Lord Ashdown's death comes a month after he revealed that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer. He said on Twitter his condition did "not merit any fuss", adding that "many go through this". A Lib Dem spokesperson said Lord Ashdown died on Saturday evening "following a short illness".

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   Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, CH, KBE, PC (27 February 1941 – 22 December 2018), better known as Paddy Ashdown, was a British politician and diplomat who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1999.

3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-politics-46662546Ex-Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown dies aged 77 - BBC News

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   Dec 23, 2018 · The longest serving leader of the Lib Dems in its history, Lord Ashdown led the party between 1988 and 1999, when it became a growing force in UK politics. After standing down as an MP in...

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   Dec 22, 2018 · 22 December 2018. Paddy Ashdown was the action man of British politics. A former Royal Marine officer, he was the first elected leader of the Liberal Democrats, a party then badly in...

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   Dec 23, 2018 · Former Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown has died at the age of 77, the party has said. Former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg is among those who has led the tributes to the man who was the first leader of the party after the merger of the Liberal and Social Democratic parties.

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7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-northern-ireland-politicsPaddy Ashdown: Ex-Lib Dem leader 'remembered NI roots' - BBC

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   Dec 23, 2018 · Lord Ashdown died on Saturday aged 77 after a short illness. He was born in India but lived in Comber and Donaghadee as a child. Mr Ford, a former leader of the Alliance Party - the Lib Dems ...

8. www.independent.co.uk › news › obituariesPaddy Ashdown: former marine whose fighting spirit energised ...

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   Paddy Ashdown: former Liberal Democrat leader. Lord Ashdown led his party out of the political wilderness in the 1990s before serving as a special representative in the former Yugoslavia...

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   Dec 22, 2018 · Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown has been described as a "visionary" and a "hero" in tributes following his death aged 77. It was announced on Saturday evening that he had died after...