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Tax Credit Chaos Still Failing Local Families

Councillor David Foster, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Blackburn with Darwen Council has today called for a total overhaul of the way tax credits are awarded after new figures revealed that over 6,000 local families in Blackburn and Darwen are still being forced to payback over £5 million worth of tax credits, due to overpayments made by HM Revenue and Customs. He also revealed that over 3,000 families were being underpaid by a total of £1.7 million

1 Jun 2006

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Water companies must do more to modernise the network and reduce leakages says a West Midlands Lib Dem MP_

The Liberal Democrats are calling for a comprehensive review into Government failures to deliver a sustainable water resources strategy ahead of tomorrow's meeting between the Environment Secretary David Miliband and representatives of Ofwat to discuss water shortages.

1 Jun 2006

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Councillor Hussein Suleman, Cabinet member for Education.

Boost to Leicester Schools

£45 million worth of money will be spent on Leicester Schools over the next two years.

1 Jun 2006

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Lib Dems - Getting on with control in Rochdale

Labour getting more desperate by the day!

Rochdale MP - Cllr. Paul Rowen has responded to Labour dirty tricks by saying "they should concentrate on their job of representing their own areas." They put out a Press Release calling for Paul to stand down as a Councillor. Paul has announced that he will not be seeking re-election next year when his term of office comes to an end, but says for the time being he will continue to represent Rochdale in the Houses of Parliament and Milkstone and Deeplish at Rochdale Council level.

1 Jun 2006

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Nearly Killing Simon Hughes

A regular feature of the political landscape is the Parliamentary by-election. These are almost always triggered in the sad circumstances of an MPs death (MPs very rarely resign) which have become rarer over the last decades as life-expectancy has increased.

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by Tim Prater - Chair, Shepway Lib Dems

1 Jun 2006

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Could a new Epping Forest star be chosen for Question Time?

Are you young, well-informed, articulate and passionate about what matters today? If so, you have the chance to be a panelist on the BBC's flagship political programme, Question Time.

1 Jun 2006

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Tax Credit Chaos Still Failing Local Families

Water companies must do more to modernise the network and reduce leakages says a West Midlands Lib Dem MP_

Boost to Leicester Schools

Labour getting more desperate by the day!

Nearly Killing Simon Hughes

Could a new Epping Forest star be chosen for Question Time?

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