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Leeds MP challenges Gordon Brown on deportation

At this week's Prime Minister's Question Time the Lib Dem MP for Leeds North West, Greg Mulholland, challenged the Prime Minister on the policy of deporting people to Iran who are likely to meet harsh treatment when they arrive there due to their sexual orientation, religious beliefs or other qualities.

21 Mar 2008
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Reopen village lock ups?

Justice system failing

With the government planning mass releases of prisoners to reduce overcrowding in prisons they are highlighting the complete failure of the system to rehabilitate and retrain prisoners before their release. It is a shocking reality that more people come out of prison with a drug problem than go into prison with a drug problem. Is this what we pay our taxes for?

21 Mar 2008
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