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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Fri 10th Oct 2008
Local Lib Dem MP John Leech is backing Cancer Research UK's goal to tackle the "deprivation gap" between rich and poor when it comes to breast cancer survival.
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Fri 10th Oct 2008
Local Liberal Democrat MP, John Leech, is encouraging everyone to make sure they get the chance to have their say on the congestion charge.
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Thu 25th Sep 2008
The Liberal Democrats are set to hold Manchester Withington in the next general election according to the biggest ever poll of marginal seats, published this week.
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Fri 29th Aug 2008
Liberal Democrat MP John Leech has joined local councillors campaigning to get Manchester City Council to reopen Parrs Wood allotments after discovering that the Council still owns the site.
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Wed 20th Aug 2008
Local Liberal Democrat MP John Leech is celebrating today after GMPTE bosses agreed to hold a road show in Chorlton to answer questions about the Greater Manchester congestion charge.
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Fri 15th Aug 2008
Local Liberal Democrat MP, John Leech, has described a call by a Conservative-leaning think tank for people from towns and cities of the North to pack their bags and move to the South as ridiculous.
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Wed 13th Aug 2008
John Leech, Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester, Withington has condemned the announcement that two post offices in his constituency are going to be closed despite a huge local effort to save them.
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Thu 7th Aug 2008
Manchester Withington's Liberal Democrat MP, John Leech, is leading the way in the fight against knife crime through his work with an influential parliamentary group.
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Tue 5th Aug 2008
John Leech MP has hit out at the news that an estimated 4.5 million households are now living in fuel poverty, according to a report by Ofgem. This news comes as British Gas, who recently revealed they would be increasing their prices by 35%, held an extravagant party for its staff, costing a quarter million pounds, in order to explain why the global price of energy has increased.
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Wed 23rd Jul 2008
John Leech MP is warning local residents of bogus clothing charities that are targeting households with flyers, asking for charitable donations of clothing and toiletries etc, to be sent to third world countries.
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Tue 22nd Jul 2008
John Leech MP yesterday presented a petition to Parliament signed by over 1,500 residents of South Manchester opposing the closure of two Post Offices in his Constituency. The Post Offices, in Ladybarn and East Didsbury , are two of 2,500 proposed for closure by the Post Office, whose majority shareholder is the Labour Government. John voted in March to stop this closure program, but Labour MP's forced it through.
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Tue 22nd Jul 2008
John Leech, Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, has launched a stinging attack on Labour MPs for siding with phone company giants rather than residents in a row over the power of communities to stop inappropriately sited phone masts.
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Wed 16th Jul 2008
Guests at John Leech MP's most recent dinner, held to celebrate his third anniversary as Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, packed out Longford's Restaurant at Longford Stadium in Chorlton on 4th July.
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Tue 15th Jul 2008
Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, is backing calls for the mobile phone industry to introduce a text message 999 service.
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Fri 11th Jul 2008
Local restaurateurs, Azad Manzil on Barlow Moor Road in Chorlton, have finished fourth in a national curry competition.
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Fri 11th Jul 2008
John Leech, Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, is delighted that moves to secure the future of the world famous observatory in Cheshire are underway.
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Mon 7th Jul 2008
Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson, John Leech MP, has called for a 'clear and unbiased consultation' on the controversial congestion charging scheme which could be implemented in Manchester.
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Sat 5th Jul 2008
As Health Minister Lord Darzi prepares to announce his vision for the NHS' next ten years, John Leech MP is concerned that the Minister's recommendation for 150 GP-led health centres, dubbed polyclinics, will put existing doctors' surgeries at risk of closure.
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Wed 2nd Jul 2008
Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, has condemned the Conservatives after they blocked an amendment by the Liberal Democrats that would have helped the elderly gain fairer pensions.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
John Leech MP is supporting the launch of the World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims, to be held on the third Sunday of November each year.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
Lib Dem MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, has called on the Labour government to introduce new measures needed to reduce the number of fatal accidents involving heavy goods vehicles.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
Lib Dem MP, John Leech, is backing parliamentary moves to call on the Church of England in order to allow there to be female bishops.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, has given his support to a charity poster competition launched by the charity CO-Gas Safety, focusing on carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Mon 30th Jun 2008
A local restaurant has reached the final of a national curry competition after it was nominated by Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech.
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Tue 24th Jun 2008
John Leech MP, Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington is calling for the public consultation period on post office closures to be immediately halted after uncovering a shocking flaw in the system, which may mean that hundreds of local voices have not been heard.
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Fri 20th Jun 2008
As the good weather continues, Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, attended Cancer Research UK's molewatch clinic in Westminster last week to learn about the increasing threat of skin cancer in young people.
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Thu 19th Jun 2008
Liberal Democrat MP John Leech is campaigning for support workers who provide overnight care for vulnerable people to be paid the minimum wage for their overnight shift and has tabled a Parliamentary motion backing them in their fight.
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Wed 18th Jun 2008
John Leech MP has launched a petition to save Post Offices from being forced to close their doors for good.
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Tue 10th Jun 2008
MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, attended Cancer Research UK's North West Supporters Conference to mark the recent Volunteers' Week.
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Mon 9th Jun 2008
MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, is backing the International Fund for Animal Welfare's (IFAW) latest campaign to protect thousands of endangered elephants from the brutal ivory trade.
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