Following on from the corruption scandal involving BAE and arms in the Middle East the Conservatives have put down more than 20 amendments to proposed legislation from the Ministry of Justice. Currently this proposed legislation has been receiving cross-party support.
Almost a third of tax credit payments have been for the wrong amount, figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats have revealed. More than 2m families have been repeatedly overpaid in the 5 years since tax credits were introduced, answers to Parliamentary Questions show. The number of families repeatedly underpaid was up 42% to almost 1m over the same period. A staggering 50,000 families have been taken to court in pursuit of overpayments in the last three years.
I'm sure you've seen the news by now. Gordon Brown has finally announced the General Election will be held on May 6th.
With a General Election confirmed for just over four weeks' time, Liberal Democrats in Chelmsford are looking forward to the campaign. Local candidate Stephen Robinson commented, "It's clearer than ever that, here in Chelmsford, the next MP will be either a campaigning Liberal Democrat or the same old Conservative back again.
David Kendall, parliamentary candidate for Brentwood & Ongar, says a shock result could be on the cards given the results from their canvassing returns.
Nick Clegg today emailed Delga's supporters saying, "Gordon Brown has finally announced the General Election will be held on May 6th. This election is a really exciting opportunity. The choice in this election is between more of the same with Labour and the Conservatives or real change with the Liberal Democrats. People have a real choice. That's why this election is wide open.