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Lib Dems Take the Lead in Camden
With 22 councillors, the Lib Dems are the largest group on Camden Council. The winning team in May 2006 is seen here on the steps of Camden Town Hall.
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Camden Liberal Democrats emerged as the largest party after the May 2006 council elections. The Lib Dems gained 13 seats - including 3 from the Conservatives - to bring an end to 35 years of Labour control of the town hall.
Lib Dems gained another two seats from Labour in by-elections in Kentish Town in December 2006 and Haverstock in July 2007.
Read the partnership agreement which sets out the Liberal Democrat vision of Camden for the next four years.
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Tue 22nd Apr 2008
Camden Liberal Democrats are today announcing planned changes to their team on Camden Council's Executive, the Council's main decision-making body.
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Tue 15th Apr 2008
Lib Dem-led Camden council has secured a major new grant to boost play facilities across the borough. Dozens of new play areas and a new adventure playground will be built for children and young people. A cash grant of £2.5 million was announced recently.
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Thu 20th Mar 2008
Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson for Holborn and St Pancras Jo Shaw today attacked Labour MP Frank Dobson for supporting Post Office closures.
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Fri 7th Mar 2008
Camden's Liberal Democrat-led Council has agreed its Budget for 2008-09, confirming plans to set a below-inflation Council Tax rise to follow last year's freeze. The Budget also sees an extra £11m of expenditure on new services, including extra funding for services for older people, for libraries and for tackling Climate Change.
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Wed 5th Mar 2008
Liberal Democrat-led Camden and Islington Councils have joined the growing campaign 2M (Two Million Voices) against Heathrow expansion.
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Thu 28th Feb 2008
Local Lib Dem campaigners Jo Shaw and Ed Fordham have condemned the Labour government for pulling the plug on another £9.5 million in funding for local services. This cash had been earmarked for tackling unemployment and poverty in Camden over the next three years.
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Fri 22nd Feb 2008
Local campaigner Nancy Jirira is the new Lib Dem councillor for Fortune Green, elected by a clear majority of votes in Thursday's by-election to choose a successor to the late Jane Schopflin.
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Archive of earlier news stories.
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"Holding someone without charge for 42 days adds nothing of value to the investigation, prosecution or conviction of terrorists. "
Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Lord (Martin) Thomas
Comment ahead of the Second Reading of the Counter-Terrorism Bill in the House of Lords - 8 July
"Opponents of Mugabe's regime are at serious risk of being tortured or killed if they are sent back to Zimbabwe. I am dismayed that the Home Office seems intent on pushing ahead with deportations at the earliest opportunity. "
Chris Huhne, Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesman
www.libdems.org.uk - 8 July
"Schools' performance in recognising and tackling homophobia should be an assessed criterion in Ofsted school inspections. "
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg
www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - 7 July
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