Charles Kennedy takes time out after father dies
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ROSS MP Charles Kennedy is taking a break from the general election campaign following the death of his father.
The announcement was made on his Twitter feed this morning (Monday).
It said: "Due to the death of Charles’ father, Ian Kennedy, Charles will be taking a few days off from campaigning.
"Thank you for your understanding."
Ian Kennedy, who lived near Fort William, was a
crofter and a draughtsman with the Scottish Hydro Electric Board, as well as an accomplished musician.
In the early days of Charles Kennedy’s political career, Ian Kennedy toured the constituency with his son, playing the fiddle to attract more people to meetings.
One anecdote, published in a newspaper profile piece in the late 1990s, said that in Skye, someone in the audience urged Charles Kennedy not to prolong his speech shouting: "Aye, we know who you are, now come on Ian give us another tune."
Charles Kennedy, the former Liberal Democrat leader, has been an MP since 1983, initially for the Ross, Cromarty & Skye constituency and then Ross, Skye and Lochaber following boundary changes.
