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NETWORK RAIL REPORT WELCOMED, BUT PUBLIC INQUIRY NEEDED INTO GRAYRIGG ACCIDENT

Local MP Tim Farron has reacted to the publication of Network Rail's internal report into the Grayrigg train accident with a renewed call for a public inquiry into the incidents at Grayrigg and at Potters Bar in Hertfordshire. The Network Rail report confirms that the accident was caused by the deterioration of the points at Grayrigg - a deterioration which had not been spotted because of a breakdown in the inspection regime together with issues with engineers getting access to the tracks to inspect them after Virgin's tilting trains were introduced to the West Coast Main Line.

4 Sep 2007

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SCARBOROUGH LIB DEMS BACK GREEN ACTION PLAN

LIBERAL Democrats in Scarborough have welcomed plans that will make Britain a zero carbon country by the middle of the century.

4 Sep 2007

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Changes to Services Must Reflect Needs of Local Bus Users say Lib Dems

Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are calling on Stagecoach to re-introduce evening bus services and to give careful consideration to the impact of ending through-town services on local bus users

4 Sep 2007

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Stephen Williams promoting the Stop Homophobic Bullying campaign

Lib Dem MP nominated for gay award

DELGA are delighted to hear that Bristol West MP Stephen Williams has been shortlisted for this year's Gay & Lesbian Awards. In June 2006, Williams launched a campaign against homophobic bullying, after organising the Education and Skills Select Committee's first ever enquiry into the issue of bullying in schools, and the nomination reflects that contribution to furthering the cause of lesbian and gay equality.

4 Sep 2007

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Troops leave Basra Palace

British troops have transferred their final post in downtown Basra to Iraqi control. On Sunday, at 0100 local time, 550 soldiers withdrew from Basra Palace, joining 5,000 of their colleagues at an army outpost, near Basra Airport. This will mean British forces cannot leave the compound, outside the city, unless called upon by Iraqi authorities. Responding to the announcement, Prime Minister Gordon Brown claimed the withdrawal was "not a defeat". Two senior British generals have criticised US post-war policy in Iraq. Gen Sir Mike Jackson, head of the Army during the invasion, told the Daily Telegraph US policy was "intellectually bankrupt". In an interview published on Saturday, Sir Mike said a claim by the then US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld that US forces "don't do nation-building" was "nonsensical". Maj Gen Tim Cross, who was the most senior UK officer involved in post-war planning, told the Sunday Mirror US policy was "fatally flawed".

4 Sep 2007

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Green Lib Dems welcome debate on Zero Carbon Britain

Green Liberal Democrats have welcomed the opportunity to debate plans to make Britain a zero carbon country by the middle of the century.

4 Sep 2007

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NETWORK RAIL REPORT WELCOMED, BUT PUBLIC INQUIRY NEEDED INTO GRAYRIGG ACCIDENT

SCARBOROUGH LIB DEMS BACK GREEN ACTION PLAN

Changes to Services Must Reflect Needs of Local Bus Users say Lib Dems

Lib Dem MP nominated for gay award

Troops leave Basra Palace

Green Lib Dems welcome debate on Zero Carbon Britain

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