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20 Most Recent News Stories
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Thu 15th Jul 2010
David Ward is fighting for an innovative youth centre in Bradford to be built. Culture Fusion was granted a £5 million grant by the then Labour government in March, and Bradford East's MP is pressing for that commitment to be honoured in the forthcoming spending review.
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Fri 9th Jul 2010
David Ward has called for the council to think again about the future of the Odeon in the city centre following the closure of Yorkshire Forward.
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Thu 8th Jul 2010
Bradford East MP David Ward has told a constituent that ran up a £60,000 legal aid bill trying to stay in a house that is too big for him to "get real and get on with his life".
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Wed 7th Jul 2010
David Ward has been nominated as vice-chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Non-Profit Making Members Clubs. A member of Idle Working Men's Club, he will work to support and improve clubs across the country.
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Fri 2nd Jul 2010
David Ward has cautiously welcomed the scrapping of Yorkshire Forward, the regional development quango, and it's replacement with local enterprise partnerships.
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Thu 1st Jul 2010
Bradford East's MP secured a debate in Parliament to raise the links between deprivation and low educational attainment, an issue he highlighted in his first speech in the House of Commons. Many educational measures, he argued, start far too late in life.
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Tue 15th Jun 2010
Labour MP Gerry Sutcliffe has called for a debate regarding the legalisation of prostitution, proposing a number "controlled zones" where sex workers could operate more safely in the wake of the killings of three vice girls in the city.
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Sat 5th Jun 2010
David Ward has used his maiden speech in Parliament to warn against the erroneous view that the cycle of deprivation could be broken by improving the educational outcome of children in deprived communities.
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Mon 24th May 2010
Bradford Council has come under criticism for refusing to show World Cup games on the big screen in Centenary Square.
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Thu 20th May 2010
David Ward MP has spoken out against a junk food ban.
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Sun 16th May 2010
David Ward has begun working for Bradford in Westminster, following a week long induction course.
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Thu 13th May 2010
In a historic event in British politics the Liberal Democrats entered into government, alongside the Conservative party in the first coalition government since the Second World War.
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Fri 7th May 2010
David Ward has become the new MP for Bradford East, winning a momentous election.
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Wed 5th May 2010
It is hardly surprising that nine out of ten Bradford East residents can't even name their MP given his woeful record.
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Tue 4th May 2010
David Ward looks set to win on Thursday as across Bradford East more and more local people are backing him to beat Labour's little-known London-based MP.
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Tue 4th May 2010
Shadow Home secretary Chris Huhne visited Bradford Moor yesterday, talking with residents and shop-owners along Leeds Road. Along with local champions David Ward and Shabbir Butt he warned against the dangers of "fake Tory change".
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Mon 3rd May 2010
"I will be a constituency-based MP prepared to make waves. It is time someone got angry with Westfield and let them know the damage they are doing to Bradford.
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Sun 2nd May 2010
This time we can do things differently. The Liberal Democrats can make Britain fairer.
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Sat 1st May 2010
A study by the Sutton Trust has found that children's success in academic tests is more closely linked to their background than in any other country. The Liberal Democrats are the only party with a fully costed plan to close the gap between students from richer and poorer backgrounds
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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