The Transport Secretary has announced the network option the Government prefers for taking high-speed rail north of Birmingham. The Government will consult early next year on building a 'Y' shaped high-speed rail network with separate legs from the West Midlands to each of Manchester and Leeds.
The Chancellor today outlined proposals to reform the welfare budget. He indicated that child benefit will be cut for those paying the top rate of tax as part of "tough but fair" welfare reforms.
Lib Dem LGBT liberation & equality group Delga have relaunched their newsletter in the shape of a glossy magazine. The first edition is out now, with contributions from Equality Minister Lynne Featherstone MP, Delga Vice President and member of the European Parliament's lesbian & gay intergroup Sarah Ludford MEP, and much more.
"The Burmese regime's treatment of its people and denial of rights like freedom of expression is deplorable. This Government will not rest until Htay Kywe and other political prisoners like him are free."
As part of the Council's ongoing efforts to find a sustainable method for treating the borough's residual waste, the Mayor, Portfolio Holder and Council officers are to visit the UK's first full scale autoclave plant for the treatment of household waste.
Commenting on the decision to call off strikes by BBC staff planned for next week, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee on Culture, Media, Olympics and Sport, Don Foster said: