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Tim Farron MP in front of Westminster

Liberal Democrats refer UKIP to the BBC Trust and Ofcom.

The Liberal Democrats have made an official complaint over the content of UKIP's party political broadcast for inciting racial and religious hatred. The presentation and tone of the broadcast is focused on provoking negative and hostile reactions.

4 Feb 2016
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Labour denies any knowledge of council's policy on Freedom of Information

Opposition Liberal Democrats on Newcastle City Council have called for clarity and accountability from the council's Labour leadership after Labour's cabinet secretary Cllr Stephen Powers appeared to distance himself and his administration from the council's response to the Government consultation on future of Freedom of Information legislation. Cllr Powers was left visibly discomfited when Opposition councillors demonstrated that Powers' amendment to a Lib Dem motion on freedom of information contradicted the official consultation response in the name of the City Council. Far from seeking to support and extend FOI provision, the Council's response appears to endorse greater restrictions. These include: - advocating geographical restrictions on local authority FOI requests, appearing to mean that only requests from within Newcastle could be considered and thus excluding requests from national organisations and media - suggesting that FOI requests should not be allowed during official consultation periods on e

4 Feb 2016
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