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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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Is change nigh for the 'blood ban'?

Lib Dem LGBT group DELGA are pleased to highlight a demonstration tomorrow questioning the rules on blood donation in the UK. At present, men who have sex with men (whether gay and bisexual) are barred from giving blood, and straight or bisexual women are barred from donating for the twelve months following having sex with them. Many Lib Dem MPs have challenged this ruling and it is the policy of the Welsh Liberal Democrats to repeal the ban.

26 Oct 2009
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Mayor Dave Hodgson Finalises Cabinet Appointments as Tories Break Pledge to Work Together in Residents' Interests

Mayor Dave Hodgson has finalised his Cabinet, appointing Cllr David Sawyer (Lib Dem) as Children's Services Portfolio Holder and Cllr Nicky Attenborough (Independent) to the Adult Services Brief. The Conservatives will not sit on the Cabinet after they performed a shocking u-turn dictated from Tory headquarters in London designed to seek political gain over the best interests of Bedford Borough residents.

26 Oct 2009
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MP should step down and repay the money

Speaking about the local Conservative Association meeting this evening to vote on a motion of confidence in Epping Forest MP Eleanor Laing, Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate Ann Haigh said: "Eleanor Laing should have repaid the money and stepped down in June when the way she exploited the rules was first revealed.

26 Oct 2009
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