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	<description>LibDem member of parliament for Manchester Withington. (Chorlton, Didsbury East&#38;West Withington,Burnage, Old Moat &#38; Chorlton Park)</description>
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		<title>Hester Bonus. Labour Hypocrisy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No-one I know thinks Stephen Hester, the boss of RBS, should get a £1million bonus for doing his job when many are facing pay freezes and cuts. Especially when the Bank is publically owned. Mr Hester is right to turn &#8230; <a href="http://johnleechmp.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/hester-bonus-labour-hypocrisy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnleechmp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9969010&amp;post=2980&amp;subd=johnleechmp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What 10 minute rule bill would you like me to raise?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Leech MP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for doing two posts in a day, but because I only found out about this yesterday, and the deadline is short, I didn&#8217;t want to delay. The good news is I won in the ballot to get a ten minute &#8230; <a href="http://johnleechmp.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/what-10-minute-rule-bill-would-you-like-me-to-raise/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnleechmp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9969010&amp;post=2861&amp;subd=johnleechmp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking out about prejudice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those who died during the Holocaust. Today marks the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration camp which is the site of the largest &#8230; <a href="http://johnleechmp.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/speaking-out-about-prejudice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnleechmp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9969010&amp;post=2857&amp;subd=johnleechmp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Blog: Let’s Celebrate Chinese New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Leech MP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today Manchester and communities all over the world will celebrate Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese calendar, and enjoys a whole 15 days of celebrations, from luscious banquets to spectacular &#8230; <a href="http://johnleechmp.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/guest-blog-lets-celebrate-chinese-new-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnleechmp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9969010&amp;post=2748&amp;subd=johnleechmp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Manchester City defender backs Didsbury mum’s charity campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Leech MP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great article in today’s Manchester Evening News about City’s Nedum Onuoha supporting a Didsbury mum. Michelle White, who is a close friend of Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha, has survived four heart operations since she collapsed at work in at &#8230; <a href="http://johnleechmp.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/manchester-city-defender-backs-didsbury-mums-charity-campaign/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnleechmp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9969010&amp;post=2745&amp;subd=johnleechmp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Windy Days Ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Leech MP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well the weather this morning seemed to sum up the mood of the nation returning back to work. With gusts of upto 73mph hitting the North West I thought I would share this useful press release I have had from &#8230; <a href="http://johnleechmp.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/windy-days-ahead/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnleechmp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9969010&amp;post=2742&amp;subd=johnleechmp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Still not got your Christmas presents?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are anything like me and leave the dreaded christmas present shopping to the last minute (was up till 1.30am wrapping staff presents before the christmas party on Monday) then I&#8217;ve got just the present for you. Nevermind the &#8230; <a href="http://johnleechmp.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/still-not-got-your-christmas-presents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnleechmp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9969010&amp;post=2739&amp;subd=johnleechmp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Banking Reform – Full Go Ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the Coalition Government announced a separation of retail banking from risky investment activities.  This followed on from an announcement by Vince Cable who told the BBC on Sunday that the Government would accept the Vickers report in full and &#8230; <a href="http://johnleechmp.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/banking-reform-full-go-ahead/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnleechmp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9969010&amp;post=2734&amp;subd=johnleechmp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It’s MAD Friday – but is one drink too many?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With almost 200,000 people expected to pile into Manchester for what most people are saying will be “Mad Friday” it is important to remember to stay safe this festive period. Road safety charity BRAKE is calling for a zero tolerance &#8230; <a href="http://johnleechmp.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/its-mad-friday-but-is-one-drink-too-many/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnleechmp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9969010&amp;post=2722&amp;subd=johnleechmp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Drive Safely Because i-Count campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Leech MP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was able to combine my roles as Chair of the All Parliamentary Group on Child &#38; Youth Crime and member of the Transport Select Committee to launch the Saving Lives Campaign; “Drive Safely Because i-Count”. The campaign &#8230; <a href="http://johnleechmp.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/drive-safely-because-i-count-campaign/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnleechmp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9969010&amp;post=2718&amp;subd=johnleechmp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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