20 Most Recent News Stories

More grassroots sport needed says Foster

Wed 17th Mar 2010

Commenting on today’s Government announcement that 3000 new after school clubs offering Olympic and Paralympics sport will be provided for young people, Don Foster said:

Government meddling delayed action on methedrone says Huhne

Wed 17th Mar 2010

Commenting on the legal drug methedrone following the deaths of two teenagers, Chris Huhne said:

JobCentre closures proving costly mistake says Webb

Wed 17th Mar 2010

The Government has been forced to make a U-turn on their JobCentre closure programme after a huge rise in unemployment placed unexpected pressure on the network. As part of its closure programme, over 500 JobCentres were closed, even as the recession took hold last year.

£81,000 spent on four lawyers to clear Ashcroft says Huhne

Tue 16th Mar 2010

Commenting, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:

Labour hasn’t delivered on 2005 maternity choice pledge says Lamb

Tue 16th Mar 2010

Commenting on Gordon Brown’s announcement that expectant mothers will be given new rights about where they give birth, Norman Lamb said:

'Israeli decision on the Ibrahimi Mosque shows an apparent disregard for the peace process' - Diana Wallis MEP

Tue 16th Mar 2010

Last Saturday, 13 March 2010, Diana Wallis MEP, Vice President of the European Parliament, visited Hebron on the Palestinian West Bank, at the invitation of the Mayor, Khalid Osailly. During the visit she saw the new recently opened sports stadium, the building work at the new sports centre and met with women's organisations.

Tory immigration policy worst of both worlds says Huhne

Tue 16th Mar 2010

In a keynote speech to Policy Exchange today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne will say that an overall national limit of the sort proposed by the Tories would be too lax in London and the South East and too tough in Scotland.

Nick Clegg’s speech on winning people over for deficit reduction

Tue 16th Mar 2010

Something big is missing from the public debate about the deficit.

Cuts without growth won’t help deficit says Cable

Mon 15th Mar 2010

Commenting on the EU Commission report that recommends that more should be done to cut Britain’s fiscal deficit, Vince Cable said:

Cutting too soon will aggravate unemployment says Cable

Mon 15th Mar 2010

Responding to the Bank of England’s latest quarterly bulletin and its warnings of job market uncertainty, Vince Cable said:

Nick Clegg speech to Liberal Democrat Spring Conference

Sun 14th Mar 2010

Shall I tell you the one phrase that bothers me more than any other? It’s this.

Liberal Democrats back green stimulus package

Sun 14th Mar 2010

The plans will play a vital part in a fair recovery that locks in investment and ensures a path of low-carbon growth.

Liberal Democrats pass plans to clean up politics

Sun 14th Mar 2010

The proposals include:

Chris Huhne speech to Liberal Democrat Conference

Sun 14th Mar 2010

The full text of the speech is below:

Liberal Democrats back fairer taxes

Sat 13th Mar 2010

These plans would see the average person’s income tax bill cut by £700. Pensioners would be £100 better off and 3.6m people would no longer have to pay any income tax at all.

Sarah Teather speech to Liberal Democrat Spring Conference

Sat 13th Mar 2010

The full text of the speech is below:

Nick Clegg's Conference Leader's Q & A

Sat 13th Mar 2010

We need a new UN body to break the climate deadlock says Hughes

Sat 13th Mar 2010

The authority would sit in permanent session and bring coherence to efforts to reach a binding and enforceable agreement on emissions cuts.

Vince Cable speech to Liberal Democrat Spring Conference

Sat 13th Mar 2010

In his speech, Vince Cable said that the Liberal Democrats are the party of fiscal responsibility and fairer taxes.