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Sarah Teather speech to Liberal Democrat Spring Conference

Sat 13th Mar 2010

The full text of the speech is below:

Nick Clegg's Conference Leader's Q & A

Sat 13th Mar 2010

We need a new UN body to break the climate deadlock says Hughes

Sat 13th Mar 2010

The authority would sit in permanent session and bring coherence to efforts to reach a binding and enforceable agreement on emissions cuts.

Vince Cable speech to Liberal Democrat Spring Conference

Sat 13th Mar 2010

In his speech, Vince Cable said that the Liberal Democrats are the party of fiscal responsibility and fairer taxes.

Liberal Democrats call for fair start for children

Sat 13th Mar 2010

The proposals include: An extra £2.5bn investment in schools to reduce class sizes, improve discipline and provide more one-to-one tuition to help struggling pupils, paid as a pupil premium to schools for each of the poorest 1m children they teach

Liberal Democrats call for end to child detention

Sat 13th Mar 2010

Commenting, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:

Danny Alexander gives speech to Spring Conference

Sat 13th Mar 2010

The full text of the speech is below:

Vince Cable speech to Liberal Democrat Spring Conference

Sat 13th Mar 2010

In his speech, Vince Cable will say that the Liberal Democrats are the party of fiscal responsibility and fairer taxes.

This will be the biggest fight of our political lives says Clegg

Fri 12th Mar 2010

Extracts from the speech are below:

Longest serving Tory in Europe joins the Liberal Democrats

Fri 12th Mar 2010

Edward McMillan-Scott, the Conservative’s most senior MEP, has joined the Liberal Democrats.

Liberal Democrats reveal election slogan

Fri 12th Mar 2010

The slogan is being used at the party’s Spring Conference in Birmingham this weekend.

LD2010 Issue Four: Spring Conference comes to Birmingham

Fri 12th Mar 2010

Spring Conference 2010: Birmingham

We need a public inquiry into new nuclear says Hughes

Thu 11th Mar 2010

Commenting, Simon Hughes said:

Social care commitment needed from Labour and Tories says Lamb

Thu 11th Mar 2010

Commenting following today’s cross party Age UK, at which the health spokespeople of the three main parties met to discuss the reform of social care, Norman Lamb said:

We must rebalance our foreign policy that is over-reliant on the US

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Nick Clegg will say:

Liberal Democrats launch policy for young people

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Launching the paper at The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey, the policy outlined how the Liberal Democrats will ensure that all young people have better access to after-school facilities, comprehensive support and training for those entering the workplace and legislation in place to stamp out homophobic bullying.

Brown is leading with a weak hand says Cable

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Responding to the Prime Minister’s economic speech this morning and the announcement of the Budget date, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said:

Half of schools not good enough says Laws

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Commenting on today’s Ofsted figures, which show that half the schools they inspected last term were considered to be no better than ‘satisfactory’, David Laws said:

Welcome cut to red tape for Britain's small businesses

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Graham Watson Liberal Democrat MEP, has welcomed today's European Parliament vote in favour of exempting struggling small businesses from producing onerous annual accounts.