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Manchester's Liberal Democrat Councillors, MP & MEP work hard all year round. We are fighting for better public services, and less waste & extravagance at the Town Hall.

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Manchester's 33 Lib Dem Councillors, Lib Dem MP and Lib Dem MEP work hard all year round to represent the interests and needs of local people.

Local MP backs new campaigning group in the North West

Mon 29th Jun 2009

Local Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington, John Leech, has this week tabled a motion in Parliament supporting a new campaigning network in the North West, which will focus on improving access to local essential NHS services for the estimated 6,500 children and adults living with severe muscle-wasting conditions.

Manchester's lack of ambition on affordable social housing is lamentable!

Wed 24th Jun 2009

Labour proposals to build 40 new council houses for seniors in the north of the City is a drop in the ocean when 21,000 (2009 figures) people are currently on the City's housing waiting lists according to Lib Dem Housing Spokesperson, Cllr Iain Donaldson.

Ewing campaign heads to Downing Street

Mon 15th Jun 2009

The fight to save Ewing School stepped up a gear today when Lib Dem MP John Leech joined pupils and parents from the school at 10 Downing Street as they presented a petition against the council's closure plans.

MP and paralympic legend call for improved disabled toilets

Tue 30th Jun 2009

Local MP, John Leech, has joined a leading disability charity and the 11 time Paralympics gold medallist Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson to call for improvements to disabled toilet facilities in the UK.

Tanni John Leech disabled toilets facilities now (photography: Robert Mackle)

Withington MP Fights for the future of Manchester newsagents

Tue 30th Jun 2009

Local MP, John Leech, has this week pledged to fight for the future of newsagents in south Manchester.

save our newsagents (photography: Robert Mackle)

Withington MP lends support to Diabetes Week

Fri 19th Jun 2009

Lib Dem MP, John Leech, is supporting leading health charity Diabetes UK's campaigning and fundraising activities during Diabetes Week this week.

Withington MP lends support to Diabetes Week

Fri 19th Jun 2009

Lib Dem MP, John Leech, is supporting leading health charity Diabetes UK's campaigning and fundraising activities during Diabetes Week this week.

MP argues for more accessible sport

Mon 15th Jun 2009

In the week that Cristiano Ronaldo looks poised to join Real Madrid for a world record fee of £80m, Withington MP, John Leech has been leading efforts in parliament to make sport more accessible for fans.

UKPFC Team Photo (photography: Rob Eatough)

Leech welcomes return of Christie millions

Tue 9th Jun 2009

Withington MP John Leech has welcomed the news that The Christie is to recoup the £6.5m that it lost in the Icelandic Banking collapse.

MP marks Volunteers' Week with hospice collection

Tue 2nd Jun 2009

Withington MP, John Leech, will be hitting the streets of Manchester on Saturday to collect donations for St. Ann's Hospice to mark this year's national Volunteers' Week.

St Anns hospice john (photography: Robert Mackle)

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Quotes of the Week

"On issue after issue, the Liberal Democrats have led the fight for real change while the Conservatives lagged behind. On the economy, on the environment and now on the real reform of politics, it is the Lib Dems that are offering something different."

April Pond, Liberal Democrat candidate for the Norwich North by-election

www.norwichlibdems.org.uk - 21 June

"I believe that my position as an MP between now and the next election is untenable."

Labour MP Ian Gibson

Resigning as MP for Norwich North - 6 June. See www.norwichlibdems.org.uk for Norwich North by-election news.