Henry Vann has slammed the government for talking out a vital Fuel Poverty Bill proposed by the Liberal Democrats which had support from a number of Conservative and Labour back-benchers as well.
Following the surprise increase in consumer price inflation figures announced this week, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable has demanded that, with the poorest being hit the hardest by rising prices, the Government must cut taxes for low earners in next month's budget.
The Liberal Democrats have slammed the 'toxic legacy' of the Tories at County Hall and repeated their criticism of the u-turn which saw the preferred technology for a new waste treatment plant changed from Mechanical and Biological Treatment to the more environmentally harmful method of incineration.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have responded to comments from the Conservative MP for Mid Beds in which she lamented the council tax money spent on the Nirah Project by pointing that it was her party colleagues, as the ruling group on the County Council, who took the decisions to hand the money over. The Lib Dems have cited the case as yet another example of the Tories' "relaxed attitude to frittering away massive amounts of taxpayers' money."
Henry Vann has uncovered figures showing massive increase in drug admissions among 18-21 year-olds as Labour government's policies fail to combat a growing problem.
The Liberal Democrat leader tells his party conference that it will be a long, slow climb out of recession but his party offers hope for the future.
