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Tax Cuts Now! No more promises and waffle from Brown. Wed 12th Nov 2008 Nick Clegg MP, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, today challenged Gordon Brown at Prime Ministers Questions on tax cuts and help for hard working low and middle income earners.

Congratulations to Senator Barack Obama and the Democratic Party Wed 5th Nov 2008 Liberal Democrats in Sutton Coldfield and Erdington have been quick to add their congratulations to those of party leader Nick Clegg MP on the historic victory of Senator Barack Obama in the US Presidential election - the first ever African-American to win the White House.

Nick Clegg launches the Lib Dems economic recovery plan Thu 23rd Oct 2008 The economic crisis means everyone's worried about the future, and many are struggling to get by from day to day. The banks have been bailed out. Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats believe it's time for action now to help people and their families through these tough times.

More support for a station on Castle Vale Wed 8th Oct 2008 Liberal Democrats at their conference in Bournemouth backed a new policy document "Fasttrack Britain" which included a commitment to open new stations at Castle Vale and the Fort.

Poll blow for Tories in West Midlands by-election Fri 3rd Oct 2008 The Liberal Democrats in Oswestry in Shropshire, one of the counties of the West Midlands region, are celebrating a well-deserved win in the borough's Castle Ward. On Thursday 2 October, Liberal Democrat candidate Romer Hoseason took the seat from the Tories with a majority of 59 votes. In the week their party held its national conference in the heart of the West Midlands, the Conservatives saw their share of the vote fall by 27.5%.

Clegg: Government must protect British savers by guaranteeing all bank deposits Tue 30th Sep 2008 As the Tories meet in Birmingham it is Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg who has called for all bank deposits to be protected as the global financial crisis deepened. Speaking in the wake of the failed vote on the American bail-out package in the US Congress, Mr Clegg said the Government must temporarily guarantee all deposits in the British banking system.

Lib Dems back plan to outlaw wheel clampers Wed 24th Sep 2008 City councillors in Birmingham have called on the Government to make wheel clamping illegal. According to Lib Dem councillor Michael Wilkes, while Council officers do sterling work trying to combat this anti-social trade, they find they cannot do much because the law is so pathetically weak. People have it far better in Scotland, where wheel clamping is illegal.

Liberal Democrats back plans for strong Europe to defend British interests Sat 20th Sep 2008 The Liberal Democrats have backed plans to put Britain in the driving seat in Europe - if we're not taking control of the agenda, it will just happen without us. Unlike Ukip and the Tories we know we cannot afford to sit on the sidelines moaning and groaning about Europe. We want to make it happen for Britain, refocusing the European Union on measures to protect the domestic security of the UK and and our global interests as well as those of our partners.

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