Liz calls for end to Gaza conflict

2:32pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

LIZ Lynne, the LibDem MEP for the West Midlands, has today called for an immediate ceasefire between the Israeli army and Hamas militants in Gaza.

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Failure to ratify UN convention 'shameful'

2:23pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

WEST Midlands Liberal Democrat MEP Liz Lynne has today criticised the UK Government for missing its deadline of ratifying the United Nations' Convention on the rights of people with disabilities by 2008. Liz played a key role in campaigning for the treaty and was the European Parliament's draftsperson for a report on the treaty in 2003. The UN Convention on the rights of people with disabilities is an international treaty which guarantees equal treatment for disabled people in all walks of life and was meant to be ratified before the start of 2009.

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Insult to ‘The Public’

10:13am Monday 5th January 2009

WEST Midlands Conservative MEP Philip Bradbourn has once again expressed his shock at the "outrageous and unnecessary waste of taxpayers’ money" on the troubled arts centre, The Public.

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EU working to protect bank savings

3:25pm Friday 19th December 2008

WEST Midlands MEP Liz Lynne has today welcomed plans by the European Parliament for Deposit Guarantee Schemes as proof that Europe can act "quickly, effectively and ambitiously".

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Lynne congratulates Nick Clegg

9:03am Friday 19th December 2008

WEST Midlands LibDem MEP Liz Lynne has today welcomed the first anniversary of Nick Clegg as leader of the party.

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MEP welcomes historic vote on climate change

4:47pm Thursday 18th December 2008

LIZ Lynne, the LibDem MEP for the West Midlands, has said she is broadly pleased with the European Parliament's endorsement of the energy/climate change package today.

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Europe to enforce driving penalties across borders

9:16am Thursday 18th December 2008

LibDem MEP Liz Lynne has welcomed the European Parliament’s backing of the cross-border enforcement of penalties for speeding, drink-driving, not wearing a seatbelt and running a red light.

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Chamber slams EU opt-out ruling

1:07pm Wednesday 17th December 2008

BIRMINGHAM Chamber of Commerce and Industry expressed disappointment that the European Parliament has voted to phase out the UK's Working Time Directive opt-out over a period of three years.

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Labour MEPs 'let down UK on Working Time'

12:28pm Wednesday 17th December 2008

LIZ Lynne MEP, Shadow Rapporteur for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe Group, speaking after the vote on the working time directive today said: "The UK Government should have been able to rely on all their own MEPs to support them in the retention of the opt-out but that was not the case.

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Opt-out must stay, says Lynne

2:40pm Tuesday 16th December 2008

LIZ Lynne MEP, Shadow Rapporteur for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats, speaking on the same day as the massive demonstration against the opt-out by European Trade Unions and the day before the vote said: "I believe it is important that we retain the opt-out of the Working Time Directive as long as it is truly voluntary.

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