In the continuing investigation in to the Labour loans scandal Sir Christopher Evans, who lent Labour £1m, has been arrested and interviewed by the police. Scotland Yard has revealed that a number of people had been interviewed under caution and another number of people had been interviewed as potential witnesses.
Sir Menzies Campbell today addressed the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Brighton, below is a copy of his speech:
Christine McHugh spoke at an emergency debate at the Liberal Democrat's Annual Conference today in Brighton to highlight the double whammy facing Bedford Hospital: tackling the deficit with drastic job cuts and facing the Strategic Health Authority review which is threatening services delivered by District General Hospitals.
On a visit to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Menzies Campbell highlighted the problems of growing health inequalities under Labour:
Today at Conference the Liberal Democrats supported the biggest overhaul to British tax policy in modern times. The unamended motion will make the 'Green Switch', by shifting taxes from positive things such as work onto negative things which damage the environment.
Liberal Democrat Conference officially opened today and had a packed agenda with four main policy motions and presentations from leading Parliamentarians such as Ed Davey and Nick Clegg as well as Question and Answer session with Sir Menzies Campbell.
