After new figures reveal that Devon and Cornwall Constabulary has been bringing a declining number of crimes to justice, Cornwall's MPs have accused Labour of failing to tackle crime. The figures, released today, show that only 15.3% of offences resulted in a conviction.
Cornwall's hospitals are still struggling with deficit while other trusts nationwide run at surplus because the Government penalises them financially, according to the five Cornish Liberal Democrat MPs in the wake of new financial figures released today.
Government plans for a points based system for immigration could have a massive detrimental impact on the performing arts, according to Liberal Democrat Arts and Culture Spokesperson, Paul Holmes MP.
A US military judge has thrown out charges against a Canadian and a Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee today. Both cases collapsed because military authorities had failed to designate the men as "unlawful" enemy combatants. This casts fresh doubt on efforts to try foreign terror suspects.
I'm taking the opportunity of World Environment Day today to update you on the progress we have been making as Britain's greenest major party.
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen challenged Tony Blair at Prime Minister's Question Time on the potential closure of Accident and Emergency services at Rochdale Infirmary. He asked the Prime Minister: "Can the Prime Minister tell the House what the evidence is for his assertion that closing or downgrading A&E's like Rochdale's saves lives?" The Prime Minister answered but Mr Rowen was far from satisfied with his response.
