Commenting on today's Government announcement that private firms and voluntary groups will be given a bigger role in helping the unemployed back to work, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Danny Alexander said:
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has responded to the decision by the Speaker of the House of Commons to refuse to have a debate and vote on a Liberal Democrat amendment calling for a referendum on whether to be in or out of Europe.
A decision by the Speaker of the House of Commons to refuse to have a debate and vote on a Liberal Democrat amendment calling for a referendum on whether to be in or out of Europe has met with an angry response from Liberal Democrats in Wolverhampton.
Local MP Tim Farron will meet today with representatives from the Freedom for Pubs Association as part of his fight for a fairer deal for pub landlords who are finding themselves increasingly indebted, sometimes to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds, to the large pub chains.
Local MP Tim Farron expressed his concern today that farmers and other small businesses will suffer from new taxation plans being introduced by the Government. The Government hopes to raise £200 million a year by preventing income shifting within family-run companies.
Local MP Tim Farron met with representatives of Sarah Nelson Grasmere Gingerbread today, to discuss their aim to trademark 'Grasmere Gingerbread,' removing the right of other Grasmere Gingerbread producers to make use of that name.
