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Ming Campbell's Conference Speech: We are the Party of Substance
21 September 2006
In his speech to the party conference in Brighton, Menzies Campbell has staked out the Lib Dem's claim to be the party of substance, not spin.
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National News
See Lib Dem national news as it happens
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The Green Tax switch
12 June 2006
Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell MP has unveiled plans to protect and improve our environment with a major "green tax switch".
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Lib Dem Shadow Cabinet Reshuffle
9 March 2006
Sir Menzies Campbell reshuffles the Lib Dem Shadow Cabinet
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Public more environmentally progressive than the Government - Baker
23 February 2006
A Guardian/ICM poll released today has revealed that 63% of the population approve of new green taxes to discourage environmentally damaging behaviour.
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Blair attempt to avoid commons nuclear vote 'disgraceful' - Baker
30 November 2005
Commenting on reports in the Financial Times that the Prime Minister is seeking to avoid a Commons vote on new nuclear plants, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary Norman Baker MP said:
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Attorney General and Prime Minister may be at odds over 90 day detention plan - Oaten
7 November 2005
Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Mark Oaten MP, has today written to the Home Secretary asking for the Attorney General's view on the legality of the Terrorism Bill to be published. The move follows Charles Clarke's statement to the House on Thursday night in which he revealed that the Attorney General had not provided the legal basis for declaring the Bill compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Reducing carbon emissions needs leadership from central government - Baker
24 October 2005
Commenting on the publication of new Carbon Emission figures by area Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary Norman Baker MP said:
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Give support to schools not power to Whitehall - Brooke
14 September 2005
In response to proposals unveiled by Education secretary Ruth Kelly to force schools to publish individual student performance in each subject area, Lib Dem Education spokesman Annette Brooke said:
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G8 MUST DELIVER ON AIDS PLEDGES - GEORGE
5 Spetember 2005
This week’s Global Fund Summit in London, focusing on funding for programmes to tackle AIDS, TB and malaria, which caused the deaths of more than six million people in 2004, is the first test of the UK's and G8’s willingness to fulfil promises made at Gleneagles.
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Government should abandon ID card plans - Oaten
5 August 2005
Mark Oaten MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, responding to Tony McNulty's admission that the advantages of ID cards have been "over-emphasised", said:
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OFT must clamp down on anticompetitive behaviour by credit card companies - Cable
27 July 2005
Commenting on the OFT's decision to write to credit card companies to consult over excessive charges, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable MP said:
"With unsecured debt a staggering £7,080 per adult in this country, it is essential that credit card companies and banks act responsibly.
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Lib Dems win Cheadle!
14 July 2005
Charles Kennedy welcomed the Lib Dem victory in the Cheadle by-election, saying:
"This is a first class victory for the Liberal Democrats."
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Kennedy on G8: we shall be judged not by the promises we make but by the promises we keep
12 July 2005
Reacting to the Prime Minister’s statement on the conclusion of the G8 summit Charles Kennedy said:
‘I am encouraged by the Prime Minister’s announcement of $3bn in aid to the Palestinian authorities which will aid the construction of democracy in Gaza and the West Bank. The Palestinian authorities should seize this opportunity with both hands to root out corruption and tackle terrorism. However, this is only one step along the road towards peace and prosperity in the Middle East.
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G8 Conference in Gleneagles
6 July 2005
Launching their “G8 Communiqué: Priorities for Action” the Liberal Democrats have warned the leaders of the world's eight richest nations against limiting the Gleneagles Summit to “excuses for inaction and carefully honed presentations of warm words and sympathy”.
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Adrian Sanders