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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Fri 27th Aug 2010
Manchester MP John Leech has responded to Manchester Friends of the Earth campaigners by submitting a parliamentary Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for catering authorities at the Houses of Parliament to go "meat-free" on Mondays. [1]
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Tue 17th Aug 2010
John Leech MP has today spoken of his delight following the government's announcement that a ban on wheel clamping on private land in England and Wales.
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Thu 12th Aug 2010
John Leech MP and the local Liberal Democrat Didsbury Councillors have played their part in backing Didsbury's In Bloom bid to go all the way for gold.
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Tue 10th Aug 2010
Following news that Sir Howard Bernstein, Manchester City Council's Returning Officer for the recent General Election, has given a fifth of his bonus fee for helping to run the election to the Lord Mayor's charity, John Leech has criticised his decision saying it should go towards benefiting locals affected by the polling fiasco.
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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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Wed 19th May 2010
Today Nick Clegg Leader of the Liberal Democrats gave his first official speech as Deputy Prime Minister on constitutional reform and the 'New Politics'
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Tue 18th May 2010
I would like to thank everyone who voted for me in the election, and for increasing the Lib Dem majority in Manchester Withington to 1894.
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Tue 11th May 2010
John Leech, Manchester Withington's newly re-elected MP, has slammed the inadequacy of the Manchester city council for the polling day fiasco that took place on May 6th across the constituency.
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Mon 10th May 2010
John Leech has won a hard fought campaign in the 2010 general election, in which he dedicated his victory to the voters who put their faith in him. John received 20,110 votes, almost a quarter more than in 2005 and trebled his majority to 1894.
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Sat 1st May 2010
Floella Benjamin OBE, known to children and grownups across the country visited John Leech and Manchester Withington constituency on Friday.
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
In the third and final round of the leaders' debates, Nick Clegg detailed how the Liberal Democrats would drive the recovery by creating sustainable economic growth.
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Wed 28th Apr 2010
On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.
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Tue 27th Apr 2010
A hustings arranged by the University of Manchester Student's Union focussing on the student vote at the next General Election had one very notable absence, the Labour party.
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Mon 26th Apr 2010
Forget comedians from London, it's the local celebrities that we see day in day out and who support the community tirelessly.
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Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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