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20 Most Recent News Stories

Welcome cut to red tape for South East's small businesses

Thu 11th Mar 2010

South East England's Lib Dem Euro MPs have both welcomed today's European Parliament vote in favour of exempting struggling small businesses from producing onerous annual accounts.

Sharon Bowles MEP and Catherine Bearder MEP

Read "Welcome cut to red tape for South East's small businesses" in full.

Social care commitment needed from Labour and Tories says Lamb

Thu 11th Mar 2010

Commenting following today’s cross party Age UK, at which the health spokespeople of the three main parties met to discuss the reform of social care, Norman Lamb said:

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We must rebalance our foreign policy that is over-reliant on the US

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Nick Clegg will say:

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Liberal Democrats launch policy for young people

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Launching the paper at The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey, the policy outlined how the Liberal Democrats will ensure that all young people have better access to after-school facilities, comprehensive support and training for those entering the workplace and legislation in place to stamp out homophobic bullying.

Read "Liberal Democrats launch policy for young people" in full.

Brown is leading with a weak hand says Cable

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Responding to the Prime Minister’s economic speech this morning and the announcement of the Budget date, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said:

Read "Brown is leading with a weak hand says Cable" in full.

Half of schools not good enough says Laws

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Commenting on today’s Ofsted figures, which show that half the schools they inspected last term were considered to be no better than ‘satisfactory’, David Laws said:

Read "Half of schools not good enough says Laws" in full.

Cameron in complete disarray over NI deal says Carmichael

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Commenting after a vote at the Northern Ireland Assembly, Alistair Carmichael said:

Read "Cameron in complete disarray over NI deal says Carmichael" in full.

Lord Taverne requests House of Lords investigate Ashcroft

Tue 9th Mar 2010

The Honours Scrutiny Committee withdrew its objections to Lord Ashcroft becoming a peer on the basis of his clear undertaking that he would “take up permanent residence in the United Kingdom again before the end of the calendar year”.

Read "Lord Taverne requests House of Lords investigate Ashcroft" in full.

Export figures are deeply alarming says Cable

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Commenting on the news that UK exports took their biggest plunge in more than three years during January, Vince Cable said:

Read "Export figures are deeply alarming says Cable" in full.

Tory social care ‘poll tax’ will only help the wealthy says Lamb

Tue 9th Mar 2010

The figures, released ahead of tomorrow’s cross-party social care conference, undermine Conservative claims that their plans would enable older people to pass their homes on to their children as two thirds of pensioner households would have to sell or release equity from their homes to pay for the private insurance scheme.

Read "Tory social care ‘poll tax’ will only help the wealthy says Lamb" in full.

Police must be able to monitor sex offenders on social network sites

Tue 9th Mar 2010

In a letter to the Home Secretary, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne called for both the failures of conventional monitoring and the inadequacy of internet monitoring to be put right.

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Police must be able to monitor sex offenders on social network sites says Huhne

Tue 9th Mar 2010

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Sharon Bowles MEP backs Pets' Passport scheme for cats, dogs and ferrets

Tue 9th Mar 2010

New EU rules will allow family pets to take continental holidays for years to come.

Read "Sharon Bowles MEP backs Pets' Passport scheme for cats, dogs and ferrets" in full.

South East MEP Sharon Bowles supports a common standard for electric cars

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has proffered her support for a common standard for electric cars in advance of a parliamentary debate on the issue in Strasbourg this week.

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Mop cupboards no place to treat patients says Lamb

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Commenting on today’s Nursing Times survey which revealed nurses are being asked to treat patients in mop cupboards, Norman Lamb said:

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Vince Cable delivers speech to Reform Scotland

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Extracts from the speech are below:

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Miliband and Brown trying to rewrite history says Davey

Mon 8th Mar 2010

Commenting on David Miliband’s appearance before the Chilcot Inquiry, Edward Davey said:

Read "Miliband and Brown trying to rewrite history says Davey" in full.

Labour has neglected carers says Lamb

Mon 8th Mar 2010

Commenting on the report by the Princess Royal Trust for Carers which reveals that only 23% of the money allocated to help carers was used in this way, Norman Lamb said:

Read "Labour has neglected carers says Lamb" in full.

Nick Clegg accuses Conservatives of ‘a crude form of blackmail’

Mon 8th Mar 2010

Speaking to party workers, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg accused the Conservatives of ‘a crude form of blackmail’ by encouraging fears of a fall in the stock market.

Read "Nick Clegg accuses Conservatives of ‘a crude form of blackmail’" in full.

Chair of ECON Sharon Bowles comments on proposed European Monetary Fund

Mon 8th Mar 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who chairs the European Parliament's powerful Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON), has commented today on German and French plans to establish a European Monetary Fund.

Read "Chair of ECON Sharon Bowles comments on proposed European Monetary Fund" in full.

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