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Blair's crime measures speech is an admission of failure

Responding to Tony Blair's speech on crime, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Clegg MP said "This is clearly an admission of failure by the Prime Minister. It is striking that after 10 years in power, the gap between his rhetoric and reality is wider than ever. It is a continuing failure of government policy that is letting people down, not some nebulous 'liberal establishment' or an ill-defined need to 'rebalance' the system. We have prisons bursting at the seams, a judiciary at loggerheads with the Government, a probation service on its knees, falling conviction rates for serious crimes, one of the highest rates of reoffending in Western Europe, and a Home Office in a state of institutional meltdown."

23 Jun 2006
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Charles Kennedy not ruling out his return

Charles Kennedy refused to rule out returning as Liberal Democrat leader at some point in the future. Mr Kennedy, who quit as leader in January, was asked on BBC One's Question Time whether there was any chance he might lead the party again. He replied: "Who knows? The one thing we can all be sure about in politics is you are as well to expect the unexpected." But Mr Kennedy urged people not to misconstrue his remarks. "I don't want a headline saying 'Kennedy suggests this or implies that'," he said.

23 Jun 2006
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Garden grabbing development must stop says West Mids Lib Dem MP

Liberal Democrat MP for Solihull, Lorely Burt, renewed her call for an urgent revision of government planning guidance to stop 'garden grabbing' development following an opposition debate yesterday on brownfield development. Mrs Burt, whose Local Government and Planning (Parkland and Windfall Development) Bill receives its second reading in the Commons in October, said that local councils and communities must be given back control of planning decisions affecting their own area.

22 Jun 2006
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Brown is smothering debate on Trident

Commenting on Gordon Brown's support for the replacement of Britain's independent nuclear strike capacity, Liberal Democrat Shadow Defence Secretary, Nick Harvey MP said: "Gordon Brown's posturing on Trident is smothering the national debate that this Government promised to the British people. Regular Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Questions have brought repeated denials from Ministers that work on options for Trident replacement has even started. The British people deserve a comprehensive White Paper and full parliamentary scrutiny of a scheme that may cost up to £25billion to replace."

22 Jun 2006
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