Manchester Liberal Democrats environment spokesperson, Dr Jackie Pearcey, has welcomed moves today led by Liberal Democrats MP Wera Hobhouse calling for an end to fracking because of its adverse impact on the environment and its incompatibility with tackling the climate crisis.
Graham Stringer last night voted with Theresa May's government to prevent parliament from taking steps to prevent a no-deal Brexit by extending the article 50 negotiating period in order to agree an alternative deal with the EU. The former Manchester City Council Leaser joined with other veteran Eurosceptics Kate Hoey, and Dennis Skinner and 11 other Labour MP's in voting down Yvette Cooper's amendment by 321 votes to 298.
Liberal Democrrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Blackley and Broughton, Iain Donaldson, has again slated the Constituency's Labour MP for once more backing Theresa's May's worst option deal on Brexit. Iain told Manchester FOCUS that "Despite oppinion polls showing that remain has substantially overtaken Brexit in Blackley and Broughton, Mr Stringer still clings to his belief that Brexit is good for Britain."
Manchester Opposition Leader John Leech has slammed Jeremy Corbyn's claims that he will tackle the Syrian refugee crisis as Labour's flagship council continues to reject them. In his keynote speech, Jeremy Corbyn said: "We will also make a far more determined effort to help bring the terrible war in Syria to an end, a war that has led to millions of refugees."
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Manchester Blackley, Iain Donaldson, has called on the Labour Party to stop vilifying veteran Labour MP Graham Stringer for his views on climate change and Britain's place in Europe, stating "That's my job!" Mr Stringer, contrary to what his views suggest, is Labour MP for Blackley and Broughton Constituency, which straddles the cities of Manchester and Salford. In September, 2017 Mr Stringer was one of seven Labour MPs to vote with Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Government in favour of the EU Withdrawal Bill which removes powers from Parliament and vests them with Ministers, and in the same month he was appointed to the Commons Science and Technology Committee, meant to ensure government decisions are based on sound scientific evidence, just two years after joining Tory climate science denier Nigel Lawson's organisation the Global Warming Policy Foundation, Britain's leading climate sceptic group which lobbies to prevent pro-climate legislation.
