Listen to The Candidates in the East Midlands
Listen to the candidates on Sunday Politics East Midlands here If you haven't got time to listen to the whole programe listen to Bill Newton Dunn and Lucy Care canvassing 13 minutes in.
20 May 2019
Former Tory Deputy Prime Minister: Michael Hesseline is voting for Bill Newton Dunn
Writing in the Sunday Times Michael Hesseltine says: Until the Tories see sense on a people's vote, I will give mine to the Lib Dems Brexit seeps its poison into every family, age group, class and region. Parliament is a mirror image of national disunity. None of us can escape the transcending issue of our time.
19 May 2019
Sajid Javid’s knife ASBOs won’t work. Here’s a better solution
The Home Secretary's new measures to tackle knife crime will waste police time and money. A public health approach is needed. As of May 16 2019 today, the government's Offensive Weapons Act has Royal Assent - and Sajid Javid's controversial Knife Crime Prevention Orders have now become law.
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18 May 2019
European elections: Lib Dems could ‘shake foundations’ of British politics by beating Labour and Tories, says Vince Cable
Exclusive: For the first time in a century, it is 'possible' the third party could outstrip its rivals in a national poll The Liberal Democrats could "shake the foundations" of British politics by finishing ahead of not only the Conservatives but also Labour in this month's European elections, leader Sir Vince Cable has said.
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18 May 2019
2019 East Midlands Liberal Democrat Candidates for EU Elections
Bill Newton Dunn Bill is an experienced European campaigner, having first been elected to represent Lincolnshire in the European Parliament in 1979. Bill was also MEP for the East Midlands from 1999 to 2014.
14 May 2019
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