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New tax year hits millions - Liberal Democrats the only party offering fair taxes for all
The new tax year began this week, freezing the tax bands, creating a real terms tax increase in tax for millions of people.
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Budget a missed opportunity Bedford and Kempston
Henry Vann, Bedford and Kempston Parliamentary Candidate for the Liberal Democrats has criticised the budget for failing to take the poorest people out of income tax. He said:
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Eight jobseekers for every vacancy: Labour's shameful record on unemployment
Figures uncovered by Henry Vann show that there are eight Jobseekers Allowance claimants for every vacancy advertised in the jobcentre in Bedford and Kempston.
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Tory-Run Central Beds told to pay up after Debts of £8 million are revealed
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are demanding that Conservative Central Bedfordshire Council pays its debts to the people of Bedford Borough after it was revealed that it owes Bedford Borough…
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Henry Vann and Mike Pitt commit to end child detention
Last weekend, the Liberal Democrats became the only political party pledging to end child detention immigration centres.
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Nick Clegg speech to Liberal Democrat Spring Conference
"Vote for what you believe in… or you will wake up on May 7th facing another five years of more of the same," said the Liberal Democrat Leader.
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Liberal Democrats back fairer taxes
Liberal Democrat Spring Conference today backed plans to increase the threshold at which people start paying income tax from current levels to £10,000.
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Lib Dems Demand End to Incinerator as Covanta Concerns Increase
Dramatic news has emerged which has raised serious doubts over the plans of Tory-run Bucks County Council for a giant incinerator at Rookery Pit near Stewartby. It is reported that Buckinghamshire…
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Further Details of Toxic Tory Legacy Revealed: Cost of Restoring Elstow Landfill Site Could be up to £10 million
Further details of the damaging financial legacy left to local taxpayers by the Conservative County Council have been exposed with the revelation that the cost of restoring a landfill site at Elstow,…
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Statement on Yarl's Wood legal challenge
Henry Vann has backed calls for a judicial review into the incarceration of innocent people in Yarl's Wood Immigration Detention Centre.