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Liberal Democrats waged an eleventh-hour attempt Monday to block Samuel Alito's Supreme Court confirmation, arguing that he would tilt the high court further to the right.
A British scientific team discovered the 405-year-old clam, named after the Chinese dynasty and not the former Liberal Democrat leader, at the bottom of the ocean, and hope its longevity will reveal the secrets of ageing.
Ming Campbell has resigned his leadership of the Liberal Democrats, curiously not appearing in public himself, suggesting that he was forced out.
An amendment to the UK Borders Bill, supported by Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, failed to pass in the House of Lords by one vote.
Removing failed asylum seekers' benefits does not make them leave the country. On this issue the Government are out of step with the normal principles of humanity and morality.
The Liberal Democrats have become the first major political party to call for long-term illegal immigrants to be offered an amnesty and the chance to gain British citizenship.
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David Miliband has stated that decisions regarding British troops withdrawal will be taken in the national interest of Britain and decisions made by the Bush administration will not affect this.
A Guardian/ICM poll published today overturns the assumption that the public think tough prison sentences are the best way to tackle crime.
The Liberal Democrats have unveiled plans which they say would lift five million people out of "relative poverty" and end "dependency culture".
Labour's campaign to hold a crucial seat was today rocked by a mass defection of its councillors to the Conservatives. With 10 days to go before the Ealing Southall by-election in London, five Labour councillors said they were switching to David Cameron's party.
Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has been "spoken to" by police for smoking on a train. Police said a man had been advised of the no smoking policy on the 1105 BST Paddington to Plymouth train earlier.
The Eurovision Song Contest voting system needs to be changed because it is "harmful to the relationship between the peoples of Europe", an MP has said. Countries voted for their neighbours rather than the best songs, Liberal Democrat MP Richard Younger-Ross said.
Five men have been convicted of a bomb plot linked to al-Qaeda that could have killed hundreds of people in Britain. Jurors in the massive year-long Old Bailey trial heard of plans to target a shopping centre, nightclub and the gas network with a fertiliser bomb.
Both Britain's big political parties are under heavy pressure ahead of next week's elections across England, Wales and Scotland, a Guardian/ICM poll published in tomorrow's Guardian shows.
You might imagine the prospects for this year's English local elections were straightforward. Labour, now suffering a classic dose of mid-term blues, are bound to lose heavily. The Conservatives should profit from Labour's misfortune.
Lord Owen has claimed that Sir Menzies Campbell is too old to lead the Liberal Democrats. Not the most original comment on Ming's leadership.....
Sir Menzies Campbell, in his first major foreign policy speech as party leader, said the EU could play a vital part in brokering a Middle East peace. However, he said he wanted fewer laws to originate from Brussels.
All Scotland's electricity needs could be met from renewable energy sources by 2050 under a bold vision for a greener future unveiled yesterday by Nicol Stephen, the deputy first minister.
May 4 (Bloomberg) -- People across England today vote in local elections, with one opinion poll showing support for Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party at a 19-year low following two months of damaging publicity for his government.
Muslims should have "broader shoulders" when it comes to issues of free speech such as the Danish cartoons, a Lib Dem home affairs spokesman has said. Kishwer Falkner, who is a Muslim, said her community must be "tolerant" and "learn the art of peaceful dissent".
Sir Menzies Campbell has been elected the new leader of the British political party, the Liberal Democrats. Will he help the party regain lost ground?
The LibDems are looking like they'll take the balance of power in the next General Election. Will they go for youth (Huhne), seniority (Campbell) or the other one?
The Liberal Democrats, dispite being without a leader, pull off a spectacular victory in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election in Scotland.
The quote by Angela Eagle at the end of the article sums it up - "After everyone has had their fun [discussing you in public], you still have to walk home at night" Is being gay a barrier to political success in the 21st century? I'm more concerned about who would do a better j
I'm not sure an ex-candidate for the Lib Dems defecting is really that newsworthy, but even so it shows that whoever becoems leader has a hill to climb.
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