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Clegg: Allow cancer patients the right to buy life-extending drugs
10.09.2008 10:33
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Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg has called for patients to be allowed to pay for extra treatment without losing their rights to free NHS care.
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Liberal Democrats outline radical police and criminal justice reforms
10.09.2008 10:33
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The Liberal Democrats today accused both Labour and the Conservatives of ducking the hard decisions on police reform in favour of a sentencing arms race, as they launched their proposals for fundamental reform of the way the police are run.
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Government failure to reintroduce exit checks undermines immigration measures - Brake
10.09.2008 10:33
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Commenting on the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations for the types of jobs that can be filled by non-EU workers, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Tom Brake said: "Strict rules governing visas are undermined by the Government’s persistent failure to reintroduce exit checks."
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House of Lords - Public Demonstrations (Repeals) Bill (Second Reading)
10.09.2008 10:32
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Lib Dem peers call for the removal of clauses restricting freedom to demonstrate from the government’s Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.
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Housing market continues to struggle following Government’s stamp duty dither - Cable
10.09.2008 10:32
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Commenting on new figures from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) showing that house sales have fallen to a record low, and house-builder Redrow’s announcement that profits have fallen by 46%, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said: "Day after day we hear yet more bad news for the housing market, as people continue to feel the pinch from Britain’s struggling economy."
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Postcode lotteries unacceptable - Lamb
10.09.2008 10:32
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Commenting on today’s [Monday] King's Fund Report into local variations in NHS spending priorities, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said: "This analysis points to an unacceptable postcode lottery of care with Primary Care Trusts totally unaccountable to the communities they serve for these funding decisions."
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DWP programme payment a complete scandal - Foster
10.09.2008 10:32
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Commenting on reports the Department for Work and Pensions is negotiating with ITV about spending £400,000 on a TV programme fronted by Jeremy Kyle, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, Don Foster said: "It’s a complete scandal that public funds are being wasted on commercial programmes that appear to be little more than political propaganda. Not only is the Labour era of spin alive and well under the Brown government, it’s positively thriving."
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EU capitals must put vanity aside in Russia dealings – Clegg
10.09.2008 10:32
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709 Commenting ahead of Monday’s extraordinary meeting of the European Council on the Georgian crisis, Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg – an EU-Russia negotiator in the mid-1990s – said: "For far too long, Vladimir Putin has succeeded in appealing to the vanity of European leaders."
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Local taxpayers bearing brunt of Government’s broken promise - Goldsworthy
10.09.2008 10:32
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Commenting on Exeter City Council’s decision to charge people for putting the wrong kind of waste in their green recycling bins, Liberal Democrat Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, Julia Goldsworthy said:
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School until 17 law is sledgehammer approach - Laws
10.09.2008 10:32
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Commenting on new legislation that requires children who start secondary school this week to stay in education until they are 17, Liberal Democrat Shadow Children, Schools and Families Secretary, David Laws said:
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