Commenting on the news that magistrates have warned that police should not be given more powers to issue on-the-spot fines for careless driving because they cannot be "relied on" to handle them appropriately, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesman Paul Holmes MP said,
  The shadow chancellor shares the joy, and sadness, of his marriages
A senior Newcastle Liberal Democrat is backing calls for a new commission to curb excessive pay.
Kent fire crews have been praised for successfully preventing a fire from spreading at a large hotel in Folkestone, minimising the damage and safely evacuating over 850 people from the building.
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009
After reviewing the latest set of unemployment figures heather Kidd called for the Government to look urgently at the gaps in the safety net to make sure that people who are out of work are getting the support that they need to see them through this difficult period.