it is good for an alastair campbell but yesterday, he spoke fluent human because he had humanity and everything in every cell. mr. speaker, charles kennedy will be remembered for his success him for his principled and intellect, and above all for his incredible warmth and good humor. i will say a word about each. he was elected as the youngest member of parliament in 1983 at just 23. it was a remarkable victory extended for a new party while studying in america at the time. he went from fourth place to first defeating an established conservative had been in this house for 13 years. from their his political career took off. just a year earlier he had been asked by give advise what is going to get in his life. he replied that he could be a teacher or a journalist, but all if all else failed there was always politics. [laughter] his own career advisers wrote to congratulate him sing i cannot present all else failed. [laughter] the new member can he face ever challenges at the beginning of his parliamentary career. his arrival in westminster was only a third time he'd been to london in h