The Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Newton Abbot

On May 6th 2017 the Newton Abbot lib Dem party unanimously approved our candidate for Westminster to represent the Newton Abbot constituency.

Marie Chadwick (was Jenkins)

Marie Chadwick is the Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for the Newton Abbot Constituency.

Marie has been working as a campaigner at the RNIB.

Marie has a long history of campaigning having previously organised election campaigns for the Liberal Democrats in the South West. She has also worked on campaigns to protect the local Courts Service and to retain 24-hour Search and Rescue cover in North Devon.

Marie is also a former Teignbridge District Councillor where she was Portfolio Holder for Communities and Regulation where she undertook campaigns to protect local groups from budget cuts.

"I'm really looking forward the opportunity to represent Newton Abbot residents. At this time the constituency must have a strong voice as we face many issues and the impacts of conservative cuts and continued austerity"

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  Extracts from Nick Clegg's Spring Conference Speech 2015
  Erthygl: 2015 Mawrth 15

  In his speech to the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Liverpool, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg is expected to say:

  "We can do it.

  "Ending austerity, cutting taxes, investing in education and health and protecting our environment ... we can say we will do these things because, unlike ever before, we have a record of action in Government to back us up.
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  Safeguarding the environment with Five Green Laws
  Erthygl: 2015 Mawrth 14

  Bold policies to protect the future of the environment were debated and accepted as a key plank of the Liberal Democrat General Election Manifesto at the party's Spring Conference.

  Building on the success of the party's environmental record in government including the launch of the Green Investment Bank and record investment in railways and renewable energy.
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  Vince Cable's speech to Spring Conference 2015
  Erthygl: 2015 Mawrth 14

  Well, it's is great to be back in Liverpool. Last time we were here was shortly after the last General Election: adjusting to life in government.

  We were central to the country's political and economic future: forming a stable coalition government to deal with a national economic emergency.

  But the last few years have been tough for all of you.
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  Liberal Democrats pass manifesto plans to stop police holding images of innocent people
  Erthygl: 2015 Mawrth 14

  Signing off their party manifesto plans today, Lib Dems voted in favour of extending safeguards - currently in place for DNA and fingerprint databases - to include the holding of images by police of innocent men, women and children.

  The proposals championed by Lib Dem ministers David Laws and Simon Hughes, include extending the regulatory regime for DNA and fingerprint records in the Protection of Freedoms Act to cover all biometric data and other identifiers of innocent people including facial images. The Liberal Democrats will also impose a moratorium on government creating any new databases, or using any new technology that infringes the rights of innocent British citizens, without prior oversight and scrutiny from parliament.
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  Jo Swinson's speech to Spring Conference 2015
  Erthygl: 2015 Mawrth 14

  In her speech to Spring Conference, Liberal Democrat Minister for Women and Equalities Jo Swinson puts violence against women and girls in context of wider cultural stereotyping and media sexism.

  She also celebrates victory over Tories on equal pay but reveals for the first time their efforts to block media sexism review and says Lib Dem record electing women MPs is not good enough, but strong female candidates will win in 2015.
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  Children's mental health to get £1.25 billion boost
  Erthygl: 2015 Mawrth 14

  Nick Clegg has announced a £1.25 billion of new funding for children's mental health services.

  The money, spread over five years, will help treat 110,000 more children with mental health issues, and also provides rapid access to treatment for pregnant women and new mothers.

  As part of the package, Nick also announced that the first ever-waiting time standards for children's mental health will be introduced, and specialists in children's talking therapy will be available in every part of the country by 2018. The funding will also extend access to services for children under five and those with autism and learning disabilities.
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  Danny Alexander's speech to Spring Conference 2015
  Erthygl: 2015 Mawrth 14

  Conference, we gather at a time when the economy is in better shape than at any time since we entered government

  And that's for a reason. Conference, this recovery would not be happening without the Liberal Democrats.

  My inspiration has come from millions of people and hundreds of thousands of our brilliant businesses who are powering our economy.
• 
  Extracts from Vince Cable's Spring Conference speech
  Erthygl: 2015 Mawrth 14

  At the Liverpool Spring Conference, Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable will deliver his speech on the economy. He is expected to say:

  Record of Delivery

  I make no apology for beginning my period in office, here in Liverpool, with the warning that I would shine a light in the murky corners of business practice. I made it clear that our party is pro-business but also pro-consumer and pro-worker. It wants to see business which is successful and profitable but also socially responsible; which treats the labour force as an asset, not just as a cost; pays taxes where it makes profits; and respects the law.
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  Extracts from Danny Alexander's Spring Conference speech
  Erthygl: 2015 Mawrth 14

  Danny Alexander will give his keynote speech at Spring Conference on Saturday 14 March.

  He is expected to say:

  On the Labour Party:

  "You have a Labour Party still in denial about its role in the greatest financial crash of modern history, and a party ill at ease with itself.

  "Their vision is unclear, their policies flawed and their credibility low."
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  Liberal Democrats launch Rent to Own scheme for first-time buyers
  Erthygl: 2015 Mawrth 13

  Under Liberal Democrat manifesto plans announced today, young people will be able to buy their own home without needing a deposit.

  Instead the Rent to Own scheme will help first-time buyers onto the housing ladder by allowing them to build up a share in their home through renting.

  This is a revolutionary shift in housing policy that will give young people caught in 'generation rent' a chance at home ownership.