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Richard Burt, Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire
"Keep Trade Local" Manifesto
Mon 21st Jul 2008
Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt, is backing the Federation of Small Business's Keep Trade Local manifesto, calling for government action to halt the decline of independent small businesses in our high streets and villages.
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Read ""Keep Trade Local" Manifesto" in full.
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Provisional £3.6 Million Funding For Upton Flood Defences
Thu 17th Jul 2008
West Worcestershire's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt today welcomed the Environment Agency announcement of a provisional government grant of £3.6 million for flood defences in Upton that could result in a scheme being built within the next two years.
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Read "Provisional £3.6 Million Funding For Upton Flood Defences" in full.
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Burt Slams Malvern Hills Tories Over Joint Services Fiasco
Wed 16th Jul 2008
West Worcestershire's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt condemned the leadership of Malvern Hills District Council as "dithering" and "indecisive" as they pulled the plug on plans for shared service delivery with Worcester City Council.
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Read "Burt Slams Malvern Hills Tories Over Joint Services Fiasco" in full.
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Burt Trains As Community First Responder
Tue 15th Jul 2008
West Worcestershire's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt has accepted a challenge by West Midlands Ambulance Trust's Chief Executive, Anthony Marsh and will train to become a Community First Responder.
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Read "Burt Trains As Community First Responder" in full.
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Council Snubs Lib Dem Leader's Visit To Pershore Care Centre
Tue 8th Jul 2008
Parents and carers have reacted angrily to a County Council refusal to allow Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg to visit their sons at Pershore Care Centre this Thursday, calling the decision "extremely petty" and "childish".
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Read "Council Snubs Lib Dem Leader's Visit To Pershore Care Centre" in full.
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New Call For More Community First Responders
Tue 8th Jul 2008
Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt has called on West Midlands Ambulance Service bosses to recruit more Community First Responders following their decision to close the county's Ambulance Emergency Control at Bransford.
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Read "New Call For More Community First Responders" in full.
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Lib Dem MPs To Open Up Expenses For Public Scrutiny
Sun 6th Jul 2008
Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt has welcomed party leader Nick Clegg's commitment to public scrutiny of MPs expenses. The pledge came after Labour and Conservative MPs voted down a number of proposals to open up MPs expenses to independent audit and public scrutiny.
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Read "Lib Dem MPs To Open Up Expenses For Public Scrutiny" in full.
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Burt Calls For Action On Zimbabwe Regime
Tue 1st Jul 2008
Local Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate, Richard Burt is calling on Worcestershire residents to support an international petition aimed at getting the United Nations Security Council and the Southern African Development Community to take action over Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe
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Read "Burt Calls For Action On Zimbabwe Regime" in full.
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Sheffield House Consultation Was A Sham
Tue 1st Jul 2008
Local Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate, Richard Burt has condemned County Council Health Scrutiny investigations into the proposed closure of Sheffield House as a sham, saying the views of service users were not heard.
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Read "Sheffield House Consultation Was A Sham" in full.
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Report On Flooding Is A Wash-Out
Wed 25th Jun 2008
Local Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate, Richard Burt has condemned the findings of the government sponsored Pitt report into flooding protection as a "wash out" and "woefully inadequate" following its publication this week.
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Read "Report On Flooding Is A Wash-Out" in full.
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Burt Backs DNA Bill
Tue 17th Jun 2008
Local Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate, Richard Burt is backing a Bill in parliament aiming to remove DNA records for individuals who are not charged or are acquitted of crimes.
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Read "Burt Backs DNA Bill" in full.
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| Worcestershire West General Election Result |
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Turnout: 47077 (70%)
44.5%
Conservative: 20959 (−1.5%)
39.3%
Liberal Democrat: 18484 (+5.3%)
10.5%
Labour: 4945 (−3.5%)
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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