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Petition on assaults on police officers https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104360
Legislate to introduce minimum sentences for assaulting police officers.
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EU bulletin 11th January 2016 EU thanks whistleblowers, Poles wave EU flag in censorship protests
The first legislative proposals of the Digital Single Market strategy will be brought to the European Parliament this week, and the debate must focus on the needs of European citizens, not vested…
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EU bulletin 8th January 2016 EU's top priority to reduce asylum seekers
Hungary could accept the UK's proposed changes to the EU, if the curbing of in-work welfare benefits does not discriminate against Hungarians working and paying taxes in the UK, prime minister Viktor…
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Labour's 'disabled tax' to hit 5000 in City
Labour councillors decided to give to the poor at the expense of the disabled - Liberal Democrats' better way to help both dismissed out of hand
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EU bulletin 7th January 2016 - Germans aim for "reasonable package" for UK
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday (6 January) she wanted talks to renegotiate the terms of Britain's membership of the European Union to produce a "reasonable package" that would keep…
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Labour’s Zero Carbon City pledge exposed as Greenwash
Newcastle Liberal Democrats have exposed Labour's pre-Paris Agreement zero carbon city pledge as a sham. Suspicious at a total lack of awareness of the pledge within the Council, the Lib Dems…
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Labour councillors force through disabled tax
Cllr Greg Stone moved an amendment to stop increase in Council Tax for over 5000 disabled people in the City by modifying the recommendations of a report on Council Tax base and Business Rates base…
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Newcastle City Council to debate freedom of expression tonight
Tonight Liberal Democrats will express concern at opinions expressed by some Labour councillors who want to ban from Newcastle certain people with whose views they disagree. This comes as some…
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947 applications for asylum in UK from unaccompanied under age children Q3 2015
Liberal Democrat Leader Tim Farron has been leading calls in Parliament to UK to accept up to 3000 lone children, an idea backed by the House of Commons International Development Committee. Cameron's…
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EU bulletin 5th January 2016 Immigration boosts German economy
Immigration is helping to push German employment levels to a record high, according to official statistics reported by EurActiv. See the full report here:…