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20 Most Recent News Stories
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Tue 13th Jul 2010
Lib Dem Euro MEP Andrew Duff has welcomed the decision announced yesterday by the European Union to invest £ 450 m in Ford's research facility at Dunton in Essex.
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Wed 7th Jul 2010
Welcoming the decision of the European Parliament today to set up the new European External Action Service, Andrew Duff, Liberal Democrat MEP for the East of England, called for the EU to start a real debate on the content of foreign policy. "Now we have Europe speaking with one voice, we have to decide precisely what it is we want to say", he told the Parliament's plenary sitting in Strasbourg. "What we now need is an argument. If we fail to compare, contrast and contest each other's national foreign policies there will never be a common foreign, security and defence policy."
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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Wed 28th Apr 2010
On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.
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Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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Wed 21st Apr 2010
The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th, this time leading on Foreign Affairs.
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Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Thu 15th Apr 2010
Tonight on ITV, Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will be going head to head in a TV debate. This is the first of three debates that will be taking place in the run up to the General Election on May 6th.
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Wed 14th Apr 2010
Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto. The manifesto sets out four clear priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by cleaning up politics.
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Mon 12th Apr 2010
With the General Election on 6th May, there is still time to arrange a postal vote. Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day - for any reason.
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Tue 6th Apr 2010
Liberal Democrats in the East of England are fired up for the general election and are confident of making gains.
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Mon 29th Mar 2010
The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne.
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![Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]](/images/sites/217.160.173.25-3e54d75166df56.63810547/thumbs/316.jpeg "Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]")
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Sun 28th Mar 2010
At 8pm on Monday 29th March, Channel 4 will stage a live debate between the would-be Chancellors, Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, Labour's Alistair Darling and Conservative George Osborne. Krishnan Guru-Murthy will be asking the questions.
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Wed 17th Mar 2010
Figures published today show that unemployment in Watford has risen by 19 during February. However these figures hide the fact that an 25 extra young people are unemployed in Watford. This is because there is actually a small increase in adults over 25 finding work.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
The delight of Gammons Lane finally being fixed with permanent repair today has been over-shadowed by the shambles of the closure of this key road in North Watford.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
On International Women's Day Sal Brinton, Watford's Parliamentary Candidate visited an exhibition of rugs made in workshops in Kabul by young women at Bushey and Oxhey Methodist Church. The workshops are supported by ASHRAM International, a charity based in Oxhey, which gives girls and young women the opportunity to learn a trade, and, importantly, how to support themselves throughout their lives.
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Wed 3rd Mar 2010
Whilst Sal Brinton and her team were out knocking on doors in Tudor at the weekend, they spotted a Herts Highways resurfacing sign, which claimed that the scheme to resurface Norfolk Avenue (a road of approximately 200m in length and 80 or so houses) would take an astonishing three weeks to resurface.
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Thu 25th Feb 2010
Sal commented on Nick's visit: 'This evening Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, met residents in Watford at his "town hall" meeting, held at Beechen Grove Church . 200 people came to the event, and more than 24 asked him questions. He tackled subjects from should our troops being pulled out of Afghanistan to climate change, proportional representation, the economy, education, the health service, the Middle East, and Europe. It was a great evening, and plenty of people came up to me afterwards to say how impressed they were with him. If you wanted to ask him a question, but couldn't, he would welcome questions sent to him via his website: http://www.nickclegg.com/nccom_contact.aspx'
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Thu 18th Feb 2010
Nick Clegg MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats will be visiting Watford on Thursday 25 February. Nick Clegg will be meeting residents of Watford at a "town hall" Question & Answer meeting, which will start at 6.30 prompt at Beechen Grove Church, WDF17 2AD. Entry is free, but if you wish to reserve a priority ticket, please call 01923 238552 or email cleggticket@watfordlibdem.org.uk
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Thu 18th Feb 2010
Sal Brinton commented on the news that unemployment figures in Watford had risen in January "This increase of 162 to at total of 1896 from December to January is worrying because it goes against the national trend, and moves Watford's unemployment level to 3.6%. This is the highest level of unemployment that Watford has faced since 1996. Whilst this is still below the national average, we must do everything we can to ensure that those out of work are getting access to the right advice and help to get them back into a job as soon as possible."
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