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Nick Clegg: My birthday wish is that we win the debate for staying in the EU

As the rival camps marshal their arguments before the referendum on Europe there is a trio of paramount concerns It's my 49th birthday today (Thursday 7 January). Having a birthday in early January has a few drawbacks: as a youngster, presents were usually downsized to make up for the gift-giving binge of Christmas; as an adult, well, it's just one of those slightly dreary return-to-work times of the year when birthdays don't have their usual pizzazz.

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by Nick Clegg MP

9 Jan 2016

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Opposition say: council tax precept can save threatened day centres ahead of budget publication

Lib Dem opposition councillors have repeated their calls for the Labour Cabinet Member for Finance in Haringey to seriously...

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by Haringey Liberal Democrats

9 Jan 2016

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Mental health travel concerns raised by Lib Dems

Hundreds of patients are being sent outside their health board areas to receive mental health treatment every year, according to new figures.

8 Jan 2016

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EU bulletin 8th January 2016 EU's top priority to reduce asylum seekers

Hungary could accept the UK's proposed changes to the EU, if the curbing of in-work welfare benefits does not discriminate against Hungarians working and paying taxes in the UK, prime minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday (7 January), according to a report in EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/political/131743

8 Jan 2016

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Clock Ticking On Flood Fund Application - Farron

Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron is due to send out 40,000 petitions across his constituency, calling on local residents to join his campaign urging the government to apply for EU funds which could provide millions of pounds to help rebuild after the floods.

8 Jan 2016

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Tories to axe Wiltshire buses

Wiltshire Conservatives want to cut all subsidised bus services in the county. This would leave only the routes between main towns, which make a profit, in place. Villages across the county are likely to lose most of their buses. The council is performing one of its notorious 'consultations' on the cuts. Here's their announcement:

8 Jan 2016

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