A Swiss MP, Dick Marty, has conducted a seven-month inquiry for the Council of Europe by Swiss MP Dick Marty in to CIA extraordinary rendition. He claims that CIA flights have landed in European countries and The UK has helped the US fly terror suspects to secret detention camps. He accuses the UK of being a stop-off point for CIA flights and of passing information on British suspects who were later tortured.
All bullying has serious effects on victims, often resulting in failure to achieve their full potential at school, or to their truancy, self-harm and in some cases, suicide. Liberal Democrats have a general concern about all aspects of bullying. We are turning the spotlight on this particular problem because homophobic bullying is harder to monitor and tackle at the moment.
It costs European taxpayers approximately 200 million euros a year to move the Parliament between Brussels and Strasbourg every month. The Liberal Democrats are campaigning to stop this waste of time and money. A new cross-party campaign has been launched to end this monthly trek.
It will take "years not months" to get the immigration service working the way it should, its boss has told MPs. Lin Homer, Immigration and Nationality Directorate chief, spoke as the Home Office was given six weeks to draw up a plan to make it "fit for purpose". She told the Commons home affairs committee it would take "at least a couple of years" to get the service "into the shape I would like".
At a meeting of the School's Organisation Committee, the future of Alkrington Moss Primary School in Middleton is now looking brighter. The majority decision of the Committee was to keep the school open for the foreseeable future. Cllr. David Clayton, Portfolio Holder for Children's, Schools and Families said, "The procedure in the School's Reorganisation Committee is a strange one. Our Councillors had to come to a unanimous decision across all parties, I am delighted to announce that the Liberal Democrats were finally backed by Labour in making this decision. This is a U-Turn from Labour's previous decision to close the school, made at a Cabinet Meeting earlier this year. Unfortunately, the Conservative Member of the Committee was unable to attend and show support for a school that plays such a vital role in Middleton life.
Local Action Update from the Cheriton Lib Dem Team
