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Mop cupboards no place to treat patients says Lamb

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Commenting on today’s Nursing Times survey which revealed nurses are being asked to treat patients in mop cupboards, Norman Lamb said:

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Vince Cable delivers speech to Reform Scotland

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Extracts from the speech are below:

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Miliband and Brown trying to rewrite history says Davey

Mon 8th Mar 2010

Commenting on David Miliband’s appearance before the Chilcot Inquiry, Edward Davey said:

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Labour has neglected carers says Lamb

Mon 8th Mar 2010

Commenting on the report by the Princess Royal Trust for Carers which reveals that only 23% of the money allocated to help carers was used in this way, Norman Lamb said:

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Nick Clegg accuses Conservatives of ‘a crude form of blackmail’

Mon 8th Mar 2010

Speaking to party workers, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg accused the Conservatives of ‘a crude form of blackmail’ by encouraging fears of a fall in the stock market.

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Launch of the Campaign for Body Confidence

Mon 8th Mar 2010

A panel of experts including fashion writer and broadcaster Caryn Franklin and author of Fat is a Feminist Issue, Susie Orbach, will debate measures to tackle the harm caused by pressure to conform to unrealistic and unhealthy body image ideals.  Other attendees include Girlguides, Linda Papadopoulous and the world’s leading body image experts.

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Liberal Democrats celebrate International Women's Day

Mon 8th Mar 2010

"I am pleased to add my support to International Women's Day. It is crucial that people are able to come together to celebrate the achievements of women around the world. However this is not a time to just be reflective but also a time to look forwards and work together to stamp out all signs of inequality that threatens to undermine our society."

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CBI submission highlights Government’s dangerous position says Cable

Sun 7th Mar 2010

Responding to the CBI’s submission to the Chancellor urging him to use  his last Budget before the election to set out more details of spending plans for government departments in order to boost confidence in the UK’s public finances and provide economic stability, Vince Cable said:

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Schools expected to raise their game in exchange for funding and freedom

Sat 6th Mar 2010

Nick Clegg will argue that in return for the investment of an additional £2.5bn in schools, teachers will be put under pressure to ‘raise their game’ to reinvent the curriculum, increase the number of children achieving good results and close the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their wealthier classmates.

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Brown’s Iraq admission shows he cannot be trusted says Clegg

Sat 6th Mar 2010

Commenting on Gordon Brown’s appearance at the Iraq inquiry, Nick Clegg said:

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Issue Three: A fair start for children and growing a fair economy

Fri 5th Mar 2010

Political Slot: A fair start for children

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Labour has failed Scotland says Clegg

Fri 5th Mar 2010

Ahead of today’s speech at the Scottish Liberal Democrat Spring Conference, Nick Clegg said:

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Tories must say why they refused Electoral Commission interviews says Huhne

Thu 4th Mar 2010

Commenting on reports from the Electoral Commission that Tory officials had refused requests to be interviewed by investigators, Chris Huhne said:

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110,000 women set to lose £10,000 each for being born too early says Webb

Thu 4th Mar 2010

Government reforms mean that from 6 April this year, both men and women will need to make 30 years of National Insurance payments to be eligible for the full state pension.

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Labour has condemned people to overcrowded housing says Teather

Thu 4th Mar 2010

Commenting on today’s petition by Shelter to update the 1935 overcrowding standard, Sarah Teather said:

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The Political Slot: Nick Clegg calls for a fair start for children

Thu 4th Mar 2010

Wednesday 03 March

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Michael Foot was a great parliamentarian says Clegg

Wed 3rd Mar 2010

Commenting on the death of former Labour Leader Michael Foot, Nick Clegg said:

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Colin Firth, Ken Macdonald, Brian Eno on why to vote Liberal Democrat

Wed 3rd Mar 2010

The book, which goes on sale on Thursday, covers topics as varied as fair taxes, gay rights, looking after our armed forces, political reform and the fight against climate change.

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Government has dithered on greening our homes says Hughes

Tue 2nd Mar 2010

Commenting on the Government’s announcement of a green loans scheme for households who want to make energy efficient improvements to their homes, Simon Hughes said:

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Ashcroft estimated to have saved £127m in tax says Huhne

Tue 2nd Mar 2010

Lord Ashcroft’s annual tax saving is conservatively estimated to be £12.76m and he has been a member of the House of Lords for a decade.

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