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Andrew backs Wickham Market's plea to abolish on street parking charges
Sat 17th May 2008
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne was today meeting residents and local business people in Wickham Market on a fact finding mission after concerns had been raised about the effect of recently imposed car park fees in the market town.
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Over testing of pupils does not raise standards
Fri 16th May 2008
Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne, Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesperson for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich as well as a senior teacher at a large state primary school has today on the final day of SAT testing for eleven year olds - stated that 'the over testing of pupils - does not raise educational standards'
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New threat to Post Offices - exposed!
Mon 12th May 2008
Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich has reacted angrily to news that even before this round of Post Office closures have been concluded - Labour has threatened a further 3,000 branches.
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Andrew-Aalders Dunthorne selected as Constituency PPC
Mon 21st Apr 2008
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Liberal Democrats have selected their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate to fight the next General Election. Constituency chairman Martin Redbond has welcomed Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne who has significant experience in campaigning and fighting elections.
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Roads in Suffolk more congested than ever before
Mon 21st Jan 2008
Figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats show that over the past decade, the number of vehicles on roads in Suffolk have increased by11%. It means that congestion on local roads has gone up since Labour came to power in 1997, despite promises to reduce the number of people relying on cars to get about.
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Nick Clegg is new Liberal Democrat leader
Wed 19th Dec 2007
Nick Clegg has been elected as the fourth leader of the Liberal Democrats. In a close contest he beat Chris Huhne by just 511 votes. Nick won by 20,988 votes to 20,477, with 50.6 per cent of the vote. In his victory speech Nick spoke of his renewed ambition for the party, saying he wanted the Liberal Democrats to reach out to all those who share our instincts and our values but don't yet vote for us. "We want to change politics and change Britain," he said. He said he believed liberalism was "the thread that holds together everything that this country stands for". Previously, in a short speech, Chris Huhne said he looked forward to being part of Nick's team. He praised Nick's energy and intelligence, and said he was convinced that Nick would take the party on from strength to strength.
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| Suffolk Central & Ipswich North General Election Result |
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Turnout: 50866 (67%)
43.9%
Conservative: 22333 (−0.5%)
28.5%
Labour: 14477 (−8.6%)
21.1%
Liberal Democrat: 10709 (+5%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"Holding someone without charge for 42 days adds nothing of value to the investigation, prosecution or conviction of terrorists. "
Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Lord (Martin) Thomas
Comment ahead of the Second Reading of the Counter-Terrorism Bill in the House of Lords - 8 July
"Opponents of Mugabe's regime are at serious risk of being tortured or killed if they are sent back to Zimbabwe. I am dismayed that the Home Office seems intent on pushing ahead with deportations at the earliest opportunity. "
Chris Huhne, Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesman
www.libdems.org.uk - 8 July
"Schools' performance in recognising and tackling homophobia should be an assessed criterion in Ofsted school inspections. "
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg
www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - 7 July
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