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Government apology over rendition - Liberal Democrats demand full inquiry

Liberal Democrats have demanded a full inquiry following the admission from the Government that two US extraordinary rendition flights stopped on the British territory of Diego Garcia. The Foreign Secretary said he was "very sorry" to have to say that previous denials were now having to be corrected. In answers to Ming Campbell the Government had denied knowledge of the use of British territory or airspace for the purposes of extraordinary rendition.

21 Feb 2008

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Conservative Councillor Capon Conduct Code Censure

Former Hythe Town Councillor and current Kent County Councillor Christopher Capon has been found to have breached the Councillors Code of Conduct THREE times by the Standards Committee at Shepway District Council. The Conservative Hythe Councillor was censured by the committee, which was the only punishment open to them.

21 Feb 2008

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TORIES AND LABOUR REFUSE TO LET YOUNG PEOPLE VOTE

Conservative and Labour councillors at County Hall today joined forces to defeat a Liberal Democrat motion which would have allowed North Yorkshire's school pupils to directly elect their "Young Peoples' Champion". The Liberal Democrat councillors think that it should be the young people who vote for the councillor they want to represent them and not left to the Executive of the Council.

21 Feb 2008

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End the discrimination - let gay people give blood

At the party's Spring conference in Llandudno, Welsh Lib Dem youth wing MIDR Cymru is calling for an end to homophobic prejudice when it comes to a major branch of the health service. The National Blood Service currently bars some men from saving lives - based entirely on their sexual orientation.

21 Feb 2008

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Campaign for a pedestrian crossing at Shaw Road/Biddings Lane

Wolverhampton City Council has revised its criteria for considering new pedestrian crossings. Consequently, Springvale Lib Dem Cllr Richard Whitehouse has asked the Highways Department to take a fresh look at his request that was made a few years ago for a crossing at Biddings Lane/Shaw Road. Richard said, "The residents of the sheltered scheme at Hinchliffe Avenue particularly need this crossing and because they are unable to cross Biddings Lane/Shaw Road. They are now becoming prisoners in their own complex. I have been told the new guidelines will take this into account. I really hope that we may now be successful in getting a crossing."

21 Feb 2008

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Letter from Parliament

One of the most important topics discussed in Parliament this week has been the legislation to nationalise Northern Rock. This has been a long and tortuous process which has so far cost the taxpayer £100 billion in loans and millions in fees to lawyers and firms advising both the government and the two private consortiums that bid to run the bank.

21 Feb 2008

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Government apology over rendition - Liberal Democrats demand full inquiry

Conservative Councillor Capon Conduct Code Censure

TORIES AND LABOUR REFUSE TO LET YOUNG PEOPLE VOTE

End the discrimination - let gay people give blood

Campaign for a pedestrian crossing at Shaw Road/Biddings Lane

Letter from Parliament

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