A letter from the Department for Work and Pensions to Paul Holmes MP has thrown into doubt the Government's support for the New Deal for people with disabilities, despite Gordon Brown's statement yesterday that abolishing the New Deal would mean they could not move people off incapacity benefits into work.
Charles Kennedy MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, today launched the party's West Midlands General Election campaign at a press conference in Birmingham. Joining Charles Kennedy, will be Nicola Davies Liberal Democrat candidate for Birmingham Hodge Hill, Paul Keetch MP for Hereford, Councillor John Hemming Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council and Liberal Democrat candidate for Birmingham Yardley as well as West Midlands Euro-MP Liz Lynne.
As the General Election campaign starts in earnest Totnes Lib Dem Candidate, Mike Treleaven, is full of confidence as the Liberal Democrats set about fighting a campaign based on real solutions to real problems.
Charles Kennedy today launched the Liberal Democrat Education mini-manifesto at a press conference in Exeter accompanied by Totnes Liberal Democrat candidate Mike Treleaven.
Parmjit Singh Gill, MP for Leicester South, recently laid an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to count the number of civilian deaths in Iraq resulting from the latest conflict, as an absolute matter of urgency.
Commenting on the Government's concession to reduce the number of regional casinos from eight to just one pilot, Parmjit Singh Gill Member of Parliament for Leicester South said:
