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John Leech MP, Working Hard for South Manchester
Welcome to my website. Here you can find the latest news of my work both in south Manchester and in Parliament. It has details of how to contact me; updates on my latest campaigns and surveys so you can tell me about the important issues locally and nationally.
You can now also read my thoughts on local and national issues on my blog: www.john-leech.co.uk/blog
Kindest regards,
John Leech MP
Local Choice, Local Champion for Manchester, Withington
Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesman
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John Leech MP's latest news:
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Thu 29th Jul 2010
News that the Legal Services Commission (LSC) has decided to cut the legal aid contract of the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) was greeted with dismay by local MP John Leech.
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Tue 27th Jul 2010
At the Farmer's Arms Pub in Burnage Local MP John Leech has added his support to the Publican's Proud of Pub's week campaign by catching a quick pint.
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Mon 26th Jul 2010
John Leech MP received a huge scarf made by the children at Cavendish Road Primary School, to highlight the problems with education in the Third World.
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Tue 6th Jul 2010
John Leech MP has spoke of his delight over the Education Secretary Michael Gove decision the building of Manchester's schools with the Building Schools for the Future Scheme (BSF).
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Fri 2nd Jul 2010
The Liberal Democrats have this week launched a £1bn regional growth fund to help local communities in the current economic climate.
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Tue 29th Jun 2010
John Leech MP and local Councillors have joined forces in slamming the Labour run Manchester City Council over their desperate attempt to mislead the public over their decision not to fund a new outreach library and community care development on the Merseybank Estate.
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Mon 28th Jun 2010
John Leech MP has today tightened the screws on Ofcom to make the cost of calling a mobile phone fairer for everyone.
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Wed 23rd Jun 2010
MP hopes constituents will remember the experience of Bobby Moore, who captained England to World Cup glory in 1966, but died of bowel cancer aged 51.
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Wed 23rd Jun 2010
Manchester Withington MP, John Leech has been honoured for his commitment to tackling cruelty to animals. The Protecting Animals in Democracy (PAD) project has presented John with a Certificate in recognition of his full support for their VOTE4ANIMALS 2010 manifesto in the run-up to the May General Election.
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Fri 18th Jun 2010
Manchester Withington MP John Leech has welcomed the government announcement today confirming the Metrolink extension to Didsbury and Ashton under Lynne.
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Thu 10th Jun 2010
John Leech MP has shown his support for whales yesterday by striking a 'whale tail' pose with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), while hosting an event in Parliament to raise awareness of the issue.
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Wed 9th Jun 2010
Last week, John Leech MP was invited to speak at the first North West neuromuscular conference, which was held in Manchester.
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Wed 9th Jun 2010
Last Friday, John joined Manchester Friends of the Earth outside Manchester Town Hall for a rainforest-free lunch, to show his support for their 'Fix The Food Chain' campaign.
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Sun 6th Jun 2010
John Leech MP joined Chorlton Park Councillors Norman Lewis and Bernie Ryan and local residents from New Barns Ave to clean up the passageway that runs from the back of New Barns Ave through to Barlow Moor Road.
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Wed 26th May 2010
In the first term of the new parliament John Leech MP has hit the ground running and submitted the first early day motion of parliament entitled, "Inability of people to vote on polling day".
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| Manchester Withington General Election Result |
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Turnout: 45075 (62%)
44.6%
Liberal Democrats: 20110 (+2.4%)
40.4%
Labour: 18216 (−0.4%)
11.1%
Conservative: 5005 (+0.7%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"People have been talking about Lords reform for over a century. The time for talk is now over. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Debate of Constitutional Reform, The Independent - 8 June
"Two welcome announcements have come from David Cameron and Nick Clegg in as many days. First, there are going to be major cuts in public spending. Second, they're going to be done with some finesse. "
Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute
Guardian - 9 June
"The wasteful, bureaucratic and intrusive ID card scheme represents everything that has been wrong with government in recent years. By taking swift action to scrap it, we are making it clear that this government won't sacrifice people's liberty for the sake of Ministers' pet projects. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Comment on the announcement that ID cards are to be scrapped for British citizens within 100 days - 27 May
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