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Nick Clegg, will visit Walthamstow in London for the latest in his Nick Meets... public meetings across the UK, joined by Walthamstow PPC Farid Ahmed. Book free tickets at http://meet.nickclegg.com/walthamstow
George Osborne avoided £55,000 in capital gains tax by 'flipping' his second home allowance, figures calculated by the Liberal Democrat treasury team have revealed. Mr Osborne claimed his second home allowance on a London property for two years which he later sold for £1.48m - a £748,000 profit...
In his speech to the NHS Confederation Norman Lamb discusses the need for a fundamental change to the way the NHS currently works. The Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, will accuse the Government of ignoring the scale of the dangers facing the NHS and discuss the need for a new approach...
Labour has run out of steam and of ideas. Its supporters are turning to the Liberal Democrats. Last week at Prime Minister's Questions I suggested to Gordon Brown that the real choice in British politics is now between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats...
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Dear Friend, I’m coming to Norwich and will be accompanied by Norman Lamb MP for North Norfolk, taking questions on anything anyone wants to ask, and to listen to what you can tell me. I’ll be at Hellesdon High School at 6.30pm on 18th June 2009. I hope to see you there, Nick
Chris HuhneConservative plans to scrap criminal record checks on EU citizens living in this country would put British citizens at risk, according to research by the Liberal Democrats.Conservative MEPs voted against the establishment of the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS), which...
Simon HughesAt least 24,000 people in Britain are dying prematurely due to air pollution every year, research by the Liberal Democrats based on official EU reports has revealed.Analysis of an EU case study, released today by the Liberal Democrats, shows that at least 4,400 Londoners are dying...
Nick CleggWarm words and rhetoric are easy. We must seize the mood and enact a radical programme of reform within 100 days.Finally the dam has broken, and everyone is talking about changing Britain's political system. For decades reformers have been thwarted by Westminster inertia...
Ed DaveyEdward Davey is writing to UKIP Leader Nigel Farage challenging him to publish his MEPs’ expense claims and to account for their shameful record of voting for perks and secrecy in the European Parliament.When Nigel Farage first went to Brussels, he promised to publish his accounts...
Chris RennardChris Rennard has made the following personal statement to members and staff of the party.Dear All, First, I'd like to thank all members for everything that you are doing to help our candidates in the European and local elections (if you have local elections in your...
WestminsterFederal Executive acknowledge the strength of feeling amongst the public and our members and activists concerning the way in which Members of Parliament have been reimbursed for expenses and the revelations about the misconduct of particular Parliamentarians.In expressing our...
Lynne FeatherstoneImpassioned Liberal Democrats argue for greater efforts to fight for equalityLast week the second reading of the Equalities Bill took place in Parliament. The bill attempts to tackle the high levels of inequality that have increased under the current Government...
Nick Clegg urges Prime Minister to reform MPs expensesIn the week that revelations of MPs expenses dominated the news, Nick Clegg challenged the Prime Minister on his ideas for reform of the expenses system...
Times are tough in Britain. The recession is hitting people and families hard: tens of thousands losing their jobs, businesses going to the wall, and every week hundreds losing their homes. ...
Nick Clegg speechNick Clegg condemns Labour’s failed education policyTwo days after the Prime Minister gave a speech on Labour's education policy, Nick Clegg asked him to explain why Labour had failed to provide many young people with even the most basic level of education and care.He...
Ed DaveyLib Dem use debate to press for immediate ceasefire in Sri LankaThe Liberal Democrats have used one of the party's rare opposition day debates to highlight the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka and call for an immediate ceasefire.Opening the debate, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign...
Reacting to the end of British combat operations in Iraq, and the handover of control in Basra to US forces, Nick Clegg said, "We must never forget the enormous sacrifices that our troops made in this conflict."Nick went on to say, "their bravery and professionalism have been matched only by the...
Chris HuhneVictory for cross-party alliance forces Government rethink over right to live in UK for Gurkhas who have fought for BritainThe Government have suffered a rare defeat, on a Liberal Democrat opposition day motion calling for them to revise their proposals and ensure that an equal right...
Chris HuhneOnly seven people caught selling alcohol to children in 2007 were given the maximum fine, figures highlighted by the Liberal Democrats show.The information, contained in a Parliamentary answer, shows that: No one was fined the maximum amount for selling or allowing the sale of alcohol...
Nick Clegg criticises Prime Minister for not backing up job announcements with the necessary targeted investment In the last Prime Minister’s Questions before the Budget announcement Nick urged the Prime Minister to target investment more effectively to create new jobs for today's unemployed.At...
Budget 2009You will be able to find all the Liberal Democrat reaction and analysis to the Budget throughout the day on www.LibDems.org.uk.Here is how the Liberal Democrats will help people: We will cut income tax bills by £700 for the vast majority of families and households...
In a debate secured by Roger Williams on armed forces veterans, Liberal Democrat MPs questioned the Government on its poor record for providing support to veterans and called for more to be done to help them make the transition from life in the armed forces back into society.Opening the debate in...
Nick Clegg has described today's Budget as "a pick and mix Budget of recycled announcements from a government skilled in raising people’s hopes but incompetent at actually delivering help."Responding to Alistair Darling's Budget, Nick Clegg said: "Today we got a pick and mix Budget of recycled...
Chris HuhneCommenting on today’s Home Affairs Select Committee report into police involvement in the Home Office leaks inquiry, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: “Frustration at the leaks within the Cabinet Office should not have led to the exaggeration of the...
Steve WebbCommenting on new Government plans to dock alcoholics’ benefits if they do not get treatment, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Steve Webb said: “Threatening to deprive people of their basic benefits unless they recover from alcoholism is fundamentally...
David Howarth Commenting on the admission by the IPCC that its chairman was wrong to claim there was no CCTV footage of the alleged assault of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests, Liberal Democrat Shadow Justice Secretary, David Howarth said: “This investigation has been characterised by the...
Norman LambCommenting on today’s report from the British Dental Journal which reveals a sharp rise in the number of dental hospital admissions for children, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said: “Ministers have allowed NHS dentistry to become completely dysfunctional...
Norman LambThe number of people admitted to hospital with anaphylactic shock has doubled in ten years, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.The figures, released in answer to a Parliamentary Question, show that: The number of hospital admissions has doubled to 3,385 The number...
Nick Clegg urges the Prime Minister to back up his words to foreign leaders abroad with effective action in the UKOn the day before the G20 Summit, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg reminded the Prime Minister that his international policies must be supported by effective action at home otherwise...
David Howarth The video which shows the man who died at last week’s G20 protests in London being hit from behind by a police officer, has been described by David Howarth as "sickening".Liberal Democrat Shadow Justice Secretary, David Howarth, who attended the protests to monitor police behaviour,...
Jeremy BrowneThe Government’s VAT cut is benefiting the richest households the most, figures highlighted by the Liberal Democrats have revealed...
Norman LambOver 175,000 people had teeth extracted under general anaesthetic last year, up by 40,000 in four years, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.The figures, revealed in answer to a Parliamentary Question, show that: 175,447 people had teeth extracted under general...
Government reject Evan Harris’s bill to end discrimination against women and Catholics in the line of succession to the throneEvan Harris, Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford, West and Abingdon, proposed a Royal Marriages and Succession to the Crown (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill...
Shirley WilliansLiberal Democrat Lords call for a step up in nuclear non-proliferation action in a House of Lords debateBaroness Williams of Crosby, Liberal Democrat peer, opened the debate by drawing to the House's attention the fact that no agreement has yet been reached to renew the nuclear...
Speaking ahead of the G20 summit, at an event by Greenpeace, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg will say: "A grand one-day summit cannot alone deliver us out of the global economic crisis."But its timing, and the expectations raised, means that this week's meeting is of immense...
William WallaceLiberal Democrat Lords challenge the government over the tax contributions of UK tax havens in a House of Lords debateLiberal Democrat Lords used an Opposition Day debate to attack the government over the billions of pound of tax revenue that corporations are evading using British...
Julia GoldsworthySurveillance powers designed to prevent crime and terrorism and have been used by councils more than 10,000 times since 2004, research by the Liberals Democrats has found.A survey of more than 180 councils discovered that: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) powers have...
Vince CableCommenting on the inflation figures released today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said: "These figures paint a very contradictory picture."“There is a real danger of entering a world of falling prices, wages and production...
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