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<description><![CDATA[Reacting to the allegations that Tony Blair knew about secret interrogation guidance for British intelligence officers who became aware of the torture of suspects, Edward Davey said; "Surely Tony Blair cannot hold the position of Middle ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Oakeshott: George Osborne dodged £55,000 tax bill by 'flipping']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[George Osborne avoided &pound;55,000 in capital gains tax by 'flipping' his second home allowance, figures calculated by the Liberal Democrat treasury team have revealed. <br /><br />Mr Osborne claimed his second home allowance on a London property for ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Lamb: Government sleepwalking into an NHS disaster]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In his speech to the NHS Confederation discusses the need for a fundamental change to the way the NHS currently works. <br /><br />The , will accuse the Government of ignoring the scale of the dangers facing the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Clegg: PM must cancel Recess to implement political reform]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister today outlined a range of urgent measures to clean up Parliament. Nick Clegg described the reforms as a "deathbed conversion to political reform". ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:00:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Clegg: The torch of progress has passed to us]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Labour has run out of steam and of ideas. Its supporters are turning to the Liberal Democrats. <br /><br />Last week at Prime Minister's Questions I suggested to Gordon Brown that the real choice in British politics is ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Chris Fox named as Interim Chief Executive]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Brooke: Big fall in number of childminders will leave parents struggling]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The number of registered childminders has fallen significantly since 2007, the Liberal Democrats have revealed. <br /><br />The figures, given in a Parliamentary answer, show that the number of carers looking after under-8s has declined by nearly 10,000 ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Davey: Iraq inquiry must be about more than Gordon Brown's woes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[has written to David Miliband to demand genuine cross-party consultation on any Iraq inquiry which the Government brings forward. <br /><br />The call comes in response to media reports that an inquiry could be announced this week and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Election results 2009]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[It's time to get personal... just go Mr Darling]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The future of Britain's car industry now seems a sideshow compared with the sordid details of the Great Expenses Scandal. <br /><br />One MP's claim for refurbishing his servants' quarters and another's creative approach to family living arrangements ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Davey: Farage must explain UKIP’s missing millions]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Edward Davey is writing to UKIP Leader Nigel Farage challenging him to publish his MEPs' expense claims and to account for their shameful record of voting for perks and secrecy in the European Parliament. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 13:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Federal Executive Statement on Parliamentary Expenses]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Federal Executive acknowledge the strength of feeling amongst the public and our members and activists concerning the way in which Members of Parliament have been reimbursed for expenses and the revelations about the misconduct of particular ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 17:00:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Clegg: Government decision great victory for Gurkhas]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Reacting to the Government's announcement that all Gurkha veterans with four years' service would be allowed to move to the UK, Nick Clegg said he was "absolutely thrilled". ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:00:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Chris Rennard’s personal letter to members]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Chris Rennard has made the following personal statement to members and staff of the party. <br /><br />Dear All,<br /><br />First, I'd like to thank all members for everything that you are doing to help our candidates in the European ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Clegg: Party leader talks see progress on expenses reform]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Speaking after meetings between all party leaders to discuss reform of MPs' expenses, Nick Clegg said: "Today's talks saw more progress in a single day than we have seen over many decades. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[PMQs: The way we do politics must be transformed, says Clegg]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nick Clegg highlights the unique opportunity facing MPs to completely change Parliament. <br /><br />At Prime Minister's Questions Nick Clegg warned that incremental changes to Parliamentary rules are not sufficient as he urged the Government to fully embrace ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Europe 2009: British criminals would walk free under Tory plans]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[More than 300 dangerous criminals would have walked free under the Conservatives' policy on Europe, according to research by the Liberal Democrats. <br /><br />Conservative MEPs voted against the European Arrest Warrant (EAW), which has slashed extradition times ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 14:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Lamb: Double the number of patients dying from prescription drugs]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The number of patients dying after having adverse reactions to prescription drugs has more than doubled since 1998, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 14:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[PMQs: MPs taxpayer-funded mortgages should be banned, argues Clegg]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nick Clegg urges Prime Minister to reform MPs expenses<br /><br />In the week that revelations of MPs expenses dominated the news, Nick Clegg challenged the Prime Minister on his ideas for reform of the expenses system. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 14:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[PMQs: MPs taxpayer-funded mortgages should be banned – says Clegg]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 04:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
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