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Happy New Year. Hope you all enjoyed a good Christmas and, if you had time off, used it to take a bit of a break. Afraid there is no rest for the wicked, though. With that in mind, politicians have kicked off the general election campaign today… even though officially speaking [...]

For all those Londoners making their return to work this morning after the New Year break, many will have noticed that Boris Johnson has wished us a Happy New Year (or not) by increasing the prices of travel around the capital. This isn't exactly what's needed right now.I'm most [...]

The Liberal Democrats are not for sale 5th January 2010 Nick Clegg, The Times If there is a hung Parliament there will be no under-the-counter deals with either big party Hostilities have started. The frenzied announcements and counter-announcements from the Conservative and Labour parties over the past few days point towards a long, grinding [...]

The leader of Islam4UK has said he will try to persuade people in Wootton Bassett to back an anti-war parade along the main street – the same route used to bring home the bodies of troops from Afghani... [...]

3 January 2010 Snow Chaos has brought Basingstoke to a halt twice in the past 10 months. Basingstoke MP Maria Miller has joined forces with Cllr Elaine Still to get urgent action. Maria said, “The 3000 motorists stranded in Basingstoke when snow struck on 21 December would rightly expect a full [...]

Nick Clegg Meets… Hawick About Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats will visit Hawick for the latest in his Nick Meets… public meetings across the UK. You have the chance to ask ‘any questions’ in this open invitation forum. At Nick Meets… Hawick, Nick and Michael Moore, MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and [...]

David Cameron has pledged to protect NHS spending and outlined the Conservative Reform Plan for the NHS. David has explained how much worse health outcomes have become under Labour and pointed out that life expectancy and infant mortality rates for poor and rich have now widened so much that they are [...]

Nick Clegg Meets… Bradford About Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats will visit Bradford for the latest in his Nick Meets… public meetings across the UK. You have the chance to ask ‘any questions’ in this open invitation forum. At Nick Meets… Bradford, Nick is keen to discuss his plans to rebuild [...]

Do you ever think that politics has become too negative? Most people want politicians to make a difference and change things for the better. Yet all too often we hear sniping and sneering at the ideas of others. I think it is a refreshing feature of David Cameron’s leadership that [...]

Harrogate BC, WoodfieldLD Greta Knight 688 (62.6; +4.1)Con 246 (22.4; +7.5)BNP 92 (8.4; -4.1)Lab 73 (6.6; -7.5)Majority 442Turnout 26.99%LD holdPercentage change is since May 2007Contact: Michael Newby 01423 542112 and 07767 761749 michael.newby@hotmail.co.ukParty defending seat: LD. Cause: Death. [...]

Constituents wishing to learn about the latest travel advice regarding the adverse weather conditions in the constituency should visit Buckinghamshire County Council’s website by following the link below. Buckinghamshire County Council [...]

Hilary Armstrong MP today told vulnerable constituents not to worry about turning up the heat as the Government pays out millions in Cold Weather Payments.  Around £200 million in payments has been racked up so far this winter, with just over £70 million of this over the cold New Year’s weekend.  Hilary [...]

 Hilary is liaising with Durham County Council and the government during these extreme weather conditions. Many constituents have been in touch to express their concern about the weather and find out where they can get the latest news from. We hope that you will find the below information useful: Gritting and road closures The [...]

John Bercow is bonus of champagne quality. His enthusiasm and leadership will liberate Parliament's creaking exasperating procedures. I promoted his campaign for the speakership with a flurry of blogs and radio interviews. At the time when journalists asked, 'John who?'  I put him as my sure favourite  on my blog betting [...]

Large numbers of young people will be trying to take exams over the next few days on modules that will count towards their final mark, but the cold weather (and possible further snow) may mean that some may not be able to get to schools to take their exams. [...]

'Don't travel unless you have to,' was the advice. I had to. Today was David Taylor's  funeral in deepest Leicestershire. Other advice beforehand discouraged attendance. The church is very small.   We were told that most mourners would have to stand in the back of the church or outside. Standing outside in [...]

Highland MP Danny Alexander has asked the department of transport for an urgent relaxation of working hours rules for drivers delivering desperately needed supplies of fuel to homes, farms, and businesses in the Highlands and elsewhere. Heating oil is the main source of energy for tens of thousands of homes [...]

The Tidy Tory press have kicked off their election campaign with a giant lie. The Sunday Times and the Telegraph made a provocative claim that public sector pay is racing ahead in the recession. The Guardian's Ben Goldacre has been delving into the statistics behind the claim. The Sunday Times uses "annual [...]

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Local MP Danny Alexander has demanded the government come clean about delays to the Trident missile replacement scheme. Speaking during today's Ministry of Defence questions, Mr Alexander said - "It has been reported that there are to be further delays to the initial gate decision which was supposed to be [...]