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Liberal Democrats table Fixed-Term Parliaments Bill in House of Commons

Liberal Democrats today tabled a Bill in the House of Commons to introduce fixed parliamentary terms of four years. The Bill would fix the date of the next general election (as 7 May 2009) and all subsequent general elections (four yearly intervals, on the first Thursday in May), forbid the dissolution of Parliament at times between those dates and allow the House of Commons to change the day of the week on which general elections are held. The Bill has been tabled by Liberal Democrat Shadow Solicitor General, David Howarth MP.

8 Oct 2007
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'ACUTE SERVICE REVIEW SHOULD GO BACK TO DRAWING BOARD' - FARRON

Local MP Tim Farron has called for the Acute Service Review to be taken back to the drawing board, after a week of high drama in local health services. Officials from the Primary Care Trust have today demanded that ward 11 at the Westmorland General Hospital is re-opened after the Hospital Trust unilaterally decided to start implementing the outcome of the recent Acute Services Review without reaching agreement with the PCT and Ambulance Trust.

8 Oct 2007
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Bill for Fixed Term General Elections Tabled by Lib Dems in Parliament

The Liberal Democrats will today table a Bill to the House of Commons to introduce fixed parliamentary terms of four years. The measure, which represents long-standing party policy, comes after Gordon Brown ruled out holding a General Election this autumn, and described the possibility of a poll in 2008 as "very unlikely".

8 Oct 2007
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Rowen marches to bring troops home

Rochdale MP Paul Rowen today joined fellow politician Tony Benn, dozens of Lib Dem MP's, musician Brian Eno, comedian Mark Thomas and former Starsky and Hutch TV actor David Soul in a protest designed to call for the Labour Government to withdraw troops from Iraq. Mr Rowen joined thousands of protesters on the first day of Parliament after the long Summer recess.

8 Oct 2007
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