Spring Conference Update
Parliamentary Spokesman Steve Guy and Wycombe Chair Wendy are representing Wycombe Liberal Democrats at the Spring Conference in Liverpool. Steve caught up with Lynne Featherstone MP after the important debate on Ballistic Missile Defence, hear Lynne’s update by clicking on the video clip on the right.
Later, Vince Cable took the Conference by storm. He promised to get tough on the super rich and said that non-domiciled foreign nationals avoiding UK tax was unacceptable - and that Tory and Conservative plans did not go far enough. He also announced plans to drop VAT on fruit juice from current 17.5% to just 5% - funded by rasing more tax on drinks with a high alcohol content. He made a savage assesment of the failures of Gordon Brown since coming to power - listing failures which included the handling of Northern Rock, where the government belatedly took Cable’s advice to nationalise the ailing bank.
Check back soon for a full update on all of the news from Liverpool.