Chris Huhne answers GLD questions
Chris Huhne's green platform Here are Chris Huhne's replies in full to our nine questions, the same questions we have put to all the candidates.
13 Feb 2006
National News
Lib Dem Cllr hits out at Meals on Wheels price hike
Essex County Council is proposing to slap more than 50% onto the cost of its Meals on Wheels service. Lib Dem Cllr Freda Mountain slammed the decision, saying, "I will fight this appalling rise - the third in a year - from £2.10 to £3.50. It will deprive many elderly people of their only meals."
13 Feb 2006
Leadership contenders rally local support
It was standing room only as 100 local Liberal Democrat Party Members crowded into the Bear Hotel to hear Leadership contender Chris Huhne MP make his case and answer questions. The meeting was also filmed for broadcast by BBC West.
13 Feb 2006
Leadership contenders rally local support
It was standing room only as 100 local Liberal Democrat Party Members crowded into the Bear Hotel to hear Leadership contender Chris Huhne MP make his case and answer questions. The meeting was also filmed for broadcast by BBC West.
13 Feb 2006
Local Liberal Democrats Fighting for Extra Funds for Epping Forest's Youth
Liberal Democrat district councillors are bidding for extra funds for youth projects in the district. They will be asking for additional funding to be allocated to the Grant Aid budget ring-fenced for work with young people. Proposed by Cllr Ann Haigh (Buckhurst Hill) it was supported by Cllr Janet Whitehouse (Epping).
13 Feb 2006
Government praises example set by Lib Dem Chesterfield
Government experts were so impressed by Chesterfield Borough Council procedures that they now plan to use them as an example of "Best Practice." Officers from Government Office East Midlands (GOEM) performed a full audit of the way the Council's Regeneration Directorate runs its European funded projects.
13 Feb 2006