News - Bedford Liberal Democrats

Sir Menzies Campbell condemns unequal US - UK extradition treaty

The Liberal Democrats will tomorrow table an 'Extradition (United States of America) Bill' which would require the presentation of evidence to a judge before a person can be extradited to the US. Sir Menzies Campbell yesterday became the first party leader to call for the suspension of the treaty, which allows suspects to be extradited even when, as in the NatWest case, the alleged offence took place in the UK and is not being pursued by British authorities. Challenged on the issue by Sir Menzies at PMQs today, Tony Blair rejected criticism of the treaty but said he would try to try to help the bankers get bail.

5 Jul 2006

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Sir Menzies says only a UN-led peace process can halt the Iraq catastrophe

Writing in today's Guardian Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Menzies Campbell says the government cannot justify the continuing presence of our troops unless it shows it has learned from its failures and that only a UN-led peace process can halt the Iraq catastrophe.

5 Jul 2006

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Bromley swing would see Liberal Democrats win in Bedford

The Conservatives only just retained their seventeenth safest seat in the country with a tiny 633 majority, despite a huge swing to the Liberal Democrats from both the Conservatives and Labour. A swing repeated in Bedford would see the Liberal Democrats gain the Parliamentary seat at the next General Election.

30 Jun 2006

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Full nuclear weapons debate urged by Lib Dems

Gordon Brown has given his support for maintaining Britain as a nuclear power, angering some on the Labour left. Liberal Democrat defence spokesman Nick Harvey said "We are rushing headlong into a decision on nuclear weapons which should be considered over a much longer timescale."

29 Jun 2006

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PM's authority draining away as Government reputation reaches crisis point

Charles Clarke has said the Labour Government is lacking leadership and direction because Tony Blair has lost his sense of purpose. The former Home Secretary has spoken of the Government becoming becalmed and in an attack on his successor John Reid said Mr Blair's decision to sack him has stalled Home Office reform.

27 Jun 2006

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Blair's crime measures speech is an admission of failure

Responding to Tony Blair's speech on crime, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Clegg MP said "This is clearly an admission of failure by the Prime Minister. It is striking that after 10 years in power, the gap between his rhetoric and reality is wider than ever. It is a continuing failure of government policy that is letting people down, not some nebulous 'liberal establishment' or an ill-defined need to 'rebalance' the system. We have prisons bursting at the seams, a judiciary at loggerheads with the Government, a probation service on its knees, falling conviction rates for serious crimes, one of the highest rates of reoffending in Western Europe, and a Home Office in a state of institutional meltdown."

23 Jun 2006

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Sir Menzies Campbell condemns unequal US - UK extradition treaty

Sir Menzies says only a UN-led peace process can halt the Iraq catastrophe

Bromley swing would see Liberal Democrats win in Bedford

Full nuclear weapons debate urged by Lib Dems

PM's authority draining away as Government reputation reaches crisis point

Blair's crime measures speech is an admission of failure

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