The Liberal Democrat Leader, Sir Menzies Campbell, has asked the Prime Minister who was going to take responsibility for the latest Home Office fiasco and called on the Home Secretary to resign. Charles Clarke rejected this call for his resignation after losing track of 1,000 foreign prisoners who should have been considered for deportation. The missing prisoners include three murderers and nine rapists.
Liberal Democrat Leader, Sir Menzies Campbell, has highlighted the Party's crime initiative. He dropped in on Liberal Democrat-controlled Sutton to meet police officers and council staff who work together at the town's police station to provide neighbourhood wardens, drug and alcohol abuse services, wardens, truancy liaison officers and domestic violence services. "Preventing crime is very much a liberal issue," he said, during the visit.
Scarborough and Whitby Lib Dems have welcomed the party's new high opinion poll rating: 24%, according to a Guardian/ICM poll. The poll shows the Tories support flatlining in the low 30's with 'Dave' Cameron's largely uncritical press coverage making no difference to Tory fortunes, and the Labour party hitting a new low in public esteem.
A decision was finally reached tonight to exclude telecomms masts from parks in Epsom & Ewell. This followed the motion proposed in September 2005 by Cllr Colin Taylor and seconded by Cllr Jonathan Lees, calling for masts not to be allowed in the Borough's parks and open spaces.
Lib Dem support has surged by 3% while Labour's support among the public has slumped to its lowest level since the 1987 general election, according to a new poll. The Tories' position is the same as last month - meaning the real winners from Labour's slump are the Liberal Democrats.
Ahead of the local elections on May 4th, both Tony Blair and David Cameron will have cause for concern with the findings of ICM's monthly poll. The poll shows a three point increase for the Liberal Democrats. There is also a sharp fall for the Labour party with its support at its lowest since 1987, with the Conservatives dropping and failing to attract unhappy Labour supporters. The poll also reveals that David Cameron's environmental offensive has still left the Tories trailing the Lib Dems on the issue.
As BRSK rollout across the Dudley Borough, Cllr Priest and the Lib Dem FOCUS Team stand up for residents.
