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Conservative commitment to equality ‘paper thin’

Eighty percent of the current Conservative Shadow Cabinet have voted against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) equality legislation, according to figures released on Friday by the Liberal Democrats. On the 40th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality, the party …

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Lib Dems slash Labour majorities in disaster for Cameron’s Conservatives

Commenting on the by-election results in Ealing Southall and Sedgefield, Liberal Democrat Leader Menzies Campbell said: “This is a great pair of results for the Liberal Democrats. We have increased our share of the vote and significantly reduced Labour’s majorities. …

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Campbell backs Bakhai to the finish in Ealing Southall

Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Menzies Campbell, Party President, Simon Hughes, and Nigel Bakhai spent a full day campaigning in the Ealing Southall by-election on Saturday. Together they met with leading members of Ealing Southall’s Hindu and Sikh community and …

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Liberal Democrats propose 4p cut in income tax

Radical tax plans that will take the basic rate of income tax to its lowest level since 1916 were unveiled today by the Liberal Democrats. The move to cut the basic rate by four pence in the pound will reduce …

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Campbell encourages women researchers to become MPs

Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell has encouraged women researchers working in Parliament to consider standing for Parliament themselves. He spoke last night at a reception designed to encourage female Liberal Democrat Parliamentary researchers and other staff to consider becoming MPs. …

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