http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Leicester Liberal Democrats en-GB Leicester Liberal Democrats http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Leicester Liberal Democrats 2010-08-01T01:12+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000304/council_pays_out_for_complaints.html Compensation has been paid to some residents by the Labour run Leicester City Council for not dealing with their complaints. 2010-07-23T10:11+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000303/has_the_labour_run_council_got_something_to_hide.html Western Park Lib Dem Councillor Roger Blackmore was back with a vengeance on the front benches of Leicester City Council after his year long break as Lord Mayor of Leicester. 2010-06-25T10:36+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000302/flotilla_motion_by_lib_dem_councillor.html The Lord Mayor of Leicester has accepted as a matter of urgent business a motion about the recent events on the ship Mavi Marmara, which was taking aid to the people of Gaza. 2010-06-24T14:08+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000301/elected_mayor_for_leicester__whats_your_view.html The Government have announced plans to ask Leicester and 11 other cities to hold a referendum on having an elected mayor. 2010-05-26T11:29+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000300/political_reform__handing_power_back_to_people.html Plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber of Parliament, scrap I.D. cards and the DNA database and referendum on introducing a new voting system - all part of a raft of proposals Nick Clegg unveiled today. 2010-05-19T16:04+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000298/coalition_government__statement_from_the_deputy_prime_minister_nick_clegg_mp.html Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats has said, "Tonight the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party and the Federal Executive of the Liberal Democrat party have overwhelmingly accepted my recommendation that we should now enter into a coalition government with the Conservative Party." 2010-05-11T22:01+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000299/candidates_say_thank_you.html Peter Coley, Leader of the Leicester Liberal Democrat Council Group spoke on behalf of Parmjit Gill and Ali Asghar who all wished to say thank you to all the support they received through out their campaigns in Leicester. 2010-05-10T00:00+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000297/nick_cleggs_statement_on_the_results_of_the_election.html Nick Clegg Leader of the Liberal Democrats said that the party with the greatest number of seats and the greatest number of votes was the one which had the mandate to try and form a government. 2010-05-08T01:01+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000296/gordon_brown_is_worst_pm_ever_says_labour_candidate.html North West Norfolk's Labour Parliamentary Candidate and Labour Leicester City Councillor for the Fosse Ward, Manish Sood, has called his own Party Leader "the worst Prime Minister" Britain has ever had. 2010-05-04T11:33+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000295/undecided_voters_swing_to_lib_dems_following_final_leaders_debate.html 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. 2010-04-30T18:09+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000294/nick_clegg_visits_leicester_south.html This morning Leicester De Monfort University students welcomed Nick Clegg who gave a quick speech on Magazine Square. 2010-04-30T12:01+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000293/campaigning_for_real_change_in_leicester.html Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes visited Eyres Monsell yesterday to lend his support to Parmjit Gill's campaign to become the new Member of Parliament for Leicester South. 2010-04-29T14:47+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000292/third_and_final_party_leaders_tv_debate_the_economy.html 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. 2010-04-28T14:25+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000291/generals_back_nick_clegg_on_trident.html A group of retired generals have given Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrat Party support on their proposals to find a cheaper alternative to the replacement of the Trident nuclear deterrent. 2010-04-27T17:07+01:00 http://www.leicester-libdems.org.uk/news/000290/campaign_boost_in_leicester.html Baroness Ros Scott, the President of the Liberal Democrat Party visited Leicester today to give a welcome boost to the campaign. 2010-04-25T17:23+01:00