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2009
Articles from 7th Jun 2009
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BNP lands first seat on European Parliament
Jun 07 2009 | Politics News
Gordon Brown's hopes of political survival were dealt another blow as the far right British National Party tonight achieved a major electoral breakthrough gaining their first seat in the European Parliament. Read
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Birmingham MP demands adoption reform
Jun 07 2009 | Politics News
A Birmingham MP today called for reform of English adoption laws saying the legal system handed “all the aces” to social workers. John Hemming, Liberal Democrat MP for Birmingham Yardley, said he was advising couples faced with having children taken into care to leave the country because they would get a fairer hearing abroad. He was speaking after it emerged that a couple had left their home near Basildon, Essex, and moved to Ireland after being warned that their child would be taken into care as soon as it was born. “I want to see reform,” he said. “In public family law all the aces are held by the local authority and it is very difficult to win.” Read
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Conservatives push out Labour in Wales at European elections
Jun 07 2009 | Politics News
The Conservatives pushed Labour into a disastrous second place in Wales in the European elections. Read
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Labour overtaken by SNP in Scottish European elections
Jun 07 2009 | Politics News
Labour was relegated to second place in Scotland in the battle for votes in the European Parliament. Read
