John Pugh, chairman of the Liberal Democrats’ backbench health committee, said: “I’m coming round to the ­conclusion that we would be better without the Bill.” And Lorely Burt, who chairs the Lib Dems’ parliamentary party, added: “If it were to be...

Labour presided over the biggest boom in bonuses this country has seen, from £3.1bn in 2001 to £11.5 billion in 2007. At the same time, they sat back and knighted the financial speculators who led this country to the brink of economic collapse. “The...

All Labour can do is complain from the side lines. “While Labour spent thirteen years being intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich, Liberal Democrats have made clear that our priority is lifting the lowest paid people out of paying income...

In fact we never have before. But their report of Nick Clegg’s visit, alongside local Solihull MP Lorely Burt, deserves a wide audience, and here’s a snippet: Together with Solihull M.P Lorely Burt and an entourage of press and media broadcasters, Mr....

MP Lorely Burt has advised local entrepreneurs to take a tip out of Germany’s book. Lorely, co-chair of the parliamentary committee on business, innovation and skills, met with entrepreneurs on the Government’s New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme last...

In a debate on British high streets, MP for Solihull, Lorely Burt, (Lib Dem) said charging for car parking in and around Stratford Road, Shirley, would “put more pressure on shops already struggling to make ends meet”. The council proposes to introduce...