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Straw didn't stop "illegal" war
Local Liberal democrats have condemned Blackburn MP Jack Straw for refusing to stop the invasion of Iraq despite being advised it was illegal by his own legal advisers.
27 Jan 2010
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Paul Holmes MP commits to safeguard the legacy of Holocaust Survivors
Paul Holmes MP commits to safeguard the legacy of Holocaust Survivors
27 Jan 2010
End Violence Against Women
Dr Wendi Momen came to Bury St Edmunds tonight to speak out in support of the UNIFEM campaign to End Violence Against Women. Cllr David Chappell hosted the meeting, in his role as Chair of the local UNA association, which took place at the Friends Meeting House, St John's St, Bury St Edmunds.
27 Jan 2010
Lib Dems pledge to introduce badger cull in response to TB crisis
A badger cull would be an essential part of the Liberal Democrat policy to control bovine TB according to Lib Dem Shadow Defra Secretary Tim Farron, who has accused the Government of "shamelessly ducking the issue".
27 Jan 2010
Farron calls on Government to deliver high speed broadband for South Lakes
Local MP Tim Farron has called on the Government to deliver high speed broadband for the whole of South Lakeland after the Prime Minster confirmed that between 5% and 10% of British homes would be left without access to higher speed broadband. The problem being that those will be homes in rural areas such as South Lakeland. Mr Farron has been campaigning for high-speed broadband for black spots in rural communities like Old Hutton in South Lakeland.
27 Jan 2010
Farron takes local dementia fight to Parliament
Local MP Tim Farron today spoke out in Parliament in defence of people in Cumbria living with dementia. Speaking in the debate this afternoon Tim raised the fact that while an additional £1.5million has been given to NHS Cumbria to support people with dementia and their carers, there was as yet no tangible evidence of additional services being provided with that money.
27 Jan 2010