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Manchester's 33 Lib Dem Councillors, Lib Dem MP and Lib Dem MEP work hard all year round to represent the interests and needs of local people.

Local MP welcomes Metrolink extension New!

Mon 8th Feb 2010

Withington MP John Leech hailed the beginning of construction of the Metrolink extension to south Manchester as a welcome milestone.

"No Council Tax rise" victory for Manchester Liberal Democrats

Tue 2nd Feb 2010

"Manchester residents should not have to worry about a rise in their Council Tax this year whilst we fight the continuing effects of the recession in the city" says Liberal Democrat Finance Spokesperson on Manchester City Council, Withington Councillor Simon Wheale.

Cllr Simon Wheale

District Auditor Alerted Over Manchester's Missing £421,000

Tue 2nd Feb 2010

Manchester Liberal Democrats have asked the District Auditor to investigate the loss of £421,000 of City Council funds due to Labour's incompetence.

Manchester Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Councillor Paul Shannon

Greater Manchester MPs pledge to vote against tuition fees increase

Thu 28th Jan 2010

A group of Greater Manchester MPs has vowed to vote against any increases in tuition fees in the next parliament as fears over student debt continue to rise.

John signs tuition fee pledge (photography: Robert Mackle)

Lib Dems were right to condemn Labour's heating charges hike!!

Thu 28th Jan 2010

Breaking news that Manchester's Labour Council is to reduce heating charges for thousands of tenants has been welcomed by Lib Dem Housing Spokesperson Iain Donaldson as clear proof that increases of over 70% over the past thee years have been totally excessive and for many residents unaffordable.

housingincrisis (photography: Iain Donaldson)

MP welcomes planning rule changes

Thu 28th Jan 2010

Landlords will no longer be able to convert properties into shared rental accommodation without planning permission, following new rules announced this week.

MP Calls for Action as Greater Manchester's Long Term Jobless Count Rises Again

Thu 28th Jan 2010

The rate of long-term unemployment has reached a ten year high across Greater Manchester, despite a drop in overall numbers claiming unemployment benefit, according to new figures obtained by Withington MP John Leech.

Job Centre Plus

Manchester calls for a fair deal on pay and conditions for soldiers!

Thu 28th Jan 2010

Manchester City Council have unanimously adopted a joint notice of motion proposed by Cllr Iain Donaldson and seconded by Labour Councillor Tony Burns calling for improvements to the pay and conditions for our troops.

Praise for Manchester firefighters' Haiti rescues

Thu 28th Jan 2010

Firefighters from Greater Manchester who rescued a two year-old girl from the rubble of a fallen building in Haiti have been praised in parliament for their lifesaving work.

Fire engine

MOD consultant's £84k bonus 'insult' to frontline troops - MP

Wed 27th Jan 2010

A Ministry of Defence (MOD) consultant has received a bonus payment of over £84,500 - for cutting down on departmental waste - new figures show.

British Army soldiers of the paratroop regiment (photography: Courtesy of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) under waiver of Crown Copyright)

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"I hate to say it, but only one party leader seems to have grasped that, if you construct a system where unskilled people are worse off by taking a job than by staying on welfare, they remain trapped in poverty - and that is Nick Clegg."

Lord Norman Tebbit

Daily Telegraph online - 13 Jan

"It's unbelievable that the Tories are still planning to cut taxes for a handful of millionaires when the majority of people across the country are feeling the squeeze. We need fair tax cuts that put money back in the pockets of ordinary people. The Tory sums simply do not stack up. It is irresponsible and highly misleading for George Osborne to continue to pretend that they do."

Vince Cable MP

Responding to Conservative Spending Plans - 4 Jan