Beadle condemns Israel boycott
A senior north east Liberal Democrat has condemned the decision by the academics' union to boycott Israel.
14 Sep 2007
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Iranian lesbian must not be deported to torture and death
London Liberal Democrat MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford has called on the Home Secretary to urgently review the case of Iranian Ms Pegah Emambakhsh, whose claim for refugee status on grounds of being persecuted as a lesbian has been refused and who is now reportedly at imminent risk of deportation.
13 Sep 2007
Campbell: Time to Recognise British Troops can do no more in Iraq
Menzies Campbell has launched a petition calling for the withdrawal of British forces from Iraq. The petition comes after Campbell wrote to Gordon Brown last month backing calls by military chiefs for British forces to pull out of Iraq because they can "achieve nothing" by staying.
13 Sep 2007
Inquiry set to back council plans for 6000 houses on green fields
The public inquiry that began on Tuesday into Chelmsford council's plans for new houses is set to rubber-stamp the plans, despite the enormous voice of opposition from the voters of Broomfield who massively rejected the plans in Tuesday's by-election. That is the view of parliamentary candidate Stephen Robinson who attended the first two days of the inquiry. He has written up the discussions on his blog: http://snipurl.com/eip_day1 and http://snipurl.com/eip_day2
13 Sep 2007
Lib Dems 'Three Times As Green' As Other Parties
The Liberal Democrats have been judged the greenest of the three main political parties in an audit by Britain's environmental groups.
13 Sep 2007
Sir Ming writes
Sir Ming has written to Party members and supporters calling for our troops to be brought home. The letter is below, he also urges people to sign up to his petition (also below)
13 Sep 2007