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Time to press Jack

DELGA Chair Jen Yockney today urged LGBT and trans organisations to lobby Jack Straw to ensure transgender people gain similar protection from incitement to hatred to that proposed for lesbian, gay and bi people. Jen said, "If you're a member of such an organisation please press them to submit evidence; if you are directly involved please make sure your group tries to present the arguments as best and as quickly they can. It will be much harder to get legislative time separately for trans people's protection."

9 Oct 2007
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Pre-Budget report - Brown should take responsibility for economic problems

Alistair Darling makes his first major statement as Chancellor at 3.30pm today with the Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review. He is expected to signal inheritance tax changes and plans to target private equity bosses' tax loopholes. Hospitals and schools may get more money than expected, although spending is expected to increase more slowly than over recent years. Mr Darling is likely to downgrade expectations for growth as he outlines his latest thinking on the UK economy. Ming Campbell this morning called on Gordon Brown to take responsibility for the turmoil in the economy, accusing the new Prime Minister of going to ground while his Chancellor tries to steer his way through the stormy economic waters of the Prime Minister's making.

9 Oct 2007
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Farron attacks Foot and Mouth statement: "It's not enough!"

Tim Farron, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming and DEFRA Select Committee member has attacked Hilary Benn's Commons statement which announced a package of support for beleaguered farmers. Mr Farron, who last week called for the Hill Farm Allowance budget to be doubled, stated that the £8.5m in support that the Secretary of State announced was welcome, but nowhere near sufficient.

9 Oct 2007
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Farron lists Pre-Budget Report demands for South Lakeland

Local MP, Tim Farron has issued three demands to the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, who delivers his first Pre-Budget Report today. The PBR, which is traditionally delivered in November, is intended as a precursor to the Budget itself and gives an update on the state of the nation's finances as well as announcing proposed new tax measures.

9 Oct 2007
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