Charles Kennedy has criticised the police for their support of a Bill to allow the detention of terror suspects for 90 days without charge. Charles said that Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, "overstepped the mark" in his endorsement of the controversial terror Bill.
The Liberal Democrats have uncovered figures that show the housing waiting lists in the West Midlands have increased by massively since Labour came to power, there are 137,992 families on waiting lists an increase from the 92,103 families in 1997.
Liberal Democrats on Essex County Council have pledged their support to a parliamentary motion that seeks to remove the 'veil of secrecy' from family legal proceedings.
A large number of Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats travelled to Stratford on Saturday 12 November. They did not go to see a Shakespeare play or the tourist sights but to attend a Liberal Democrat conference.
The Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley, Mr John Hemming, has given his backing to Robin Lawrence who is the Liberal Democrat candidate in Wolverhampton's Park Ward.
Lib Dem Borough Councillors have slammed Tory County plans for a one-way circle which could turn Chelmsford into a racetrack. Lib Dem Tom Smith-Hughes said, "Despite the Borough Council's Town Centre vision for a greener and pedestrian-safe environment, County traffic bosses have driven a coach and horses through it as they obviously consider their priorities more important." Lib Dem leader Cllr. Chris Rycroft commented, "This is a blatant disregard for the future of Chelmsford Town Centre. It will turn Chelmsford into Le Mans, and I can't see how it would have any effect on Chelmsford's log jams.
