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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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Tim Farron comments on the de-registration of the BNP as a political party

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has said 'hope always wins out' after news that the Electoral Commission has removed the British National Party (BNP) from its register of political parties. The decent and fair minded British public have stood up against the BNP and all they stand for - intolerance, hatred and an organisation that worked to stoke fear wherever they could. Britain is a little better off today because of this news, but we should always be mindful that the just because the BNP have fallen off the register, they could come back. We also still have organisations like Britain First working to fan the flames of intolerance.

CW
9 Jan 2016
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Nick Clegg: My birthday wish is that we win the debate for staying in the EU

As the rival camps marshal their arguments before the referendum on Europe there is a trio of paramount concerns It's my 49th birthday today (Thursday 7 January). Having a birthday in early January has a few drawbacks: as a youngster, presents were usually downsized to make up for the gift-giving binge of Christmas; as an adult, well, it's just one of those slightly dreary return-to-work times of the year when birthdays don't have their usual pizzazz.

NCMP
9 Jan 2016
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EU bulletin 8th January 2016 EU's top priority to reduce asylum seekers

Hungary could accept the UK's proposed changes to the EU, if the curbing of in-work welfare benefits does not discriminate against Hungarians working and paying taxes in the UK, prime minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday (7 January), according to a report in EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/political/131743

8 Jan 2016
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