News - East Riding Liberal Democrats

Statement on New Romney Coast Councillor Sue Ashworth

An article appeared in yesterday's Romney Marsh Herald stating that Councillor Sue Ashworth was planning to join the Conservatives from the Liberal Democrats early in July. As we had heard nothing directly from Councillor Ashworth on this, Group Leader Lynne Beaumont contacted her directly. Although assuring us that she was not responsible for the story in any way, during the conversation, Cllr Ashworth confirmed that she did indeed intend to join the Conservative Group on Shepway District Council.

29 Jun 2007

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Liberal Democrats urge Brown to be bold and radical on constitutional reform

Gordon Brown today met his cabinet to discuss plans to restore trust in politics and make the government more accountable. This comes after Liberal Democrat Leader Menzies Campbell, who wrote to Gordon Brown at the start of Brown's leadership campaign calling on him to take up the cause of reform, urged the Prime Minister not to squander the opportunity to revitalise Britain's democracy. Proposals for a comprehensive programme of constitutional reform were published today. The Liberal Democrats' programme of reform includes:

29 Jun 2007

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Tories and Labour Leave an Open Door for Fortnightly Collections

The Labour and Conservative Groups on Bedford Borough Council last night voted to look into introducing fortnightly rubbish collections, and failed to back the Lib Dems' call to reject fortnightly waste collections and instead focus on the promotion and extension of the existing 'orange bag' recycling scheme. Both the Tories and Labour supported an amendment to investigate the option of introducing fortnightly collections, and refused to join the Lib Dems in opposing the County Council's attempts to roll out fortnightly collections across the county.

29 Jun 2007

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Carbon footprint labelling

Money Programme this evening is looking at the claims the big retailers are making about going green. One pledge they looked at was Tesco's pledge to put a carbon footprint label on every product.

28 Jun 2007

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Combating climate change starts at home.

Combating climate change starts at home. Literally at home, as 27% of the

28 Jun 2007

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Gordon Brown's first Cabinet

Gordon Brown's first Cabinet has been announced, the full list of the Cabinet is below:

28 Jun 2007

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Statement on New Romney Coast Councillor Sue Ashworth

Liberal Democrats urge Brown to be bold and radical on constitutional reform

Tories and Labour Leave an Open Door for Fortnightly Collections

Carbon footprint labelling

Combating climate change starts at home.

Gordon Brown's first Cabinet

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