Thank you...

... to all our supporters who voted for the Liberal Democrats on 4 June and helped to ensure our hard-working local member of the European Parliament, Fiona Hall, was re-elected.

The Liberal Democrats topped the poll in Northumberland, moving from third to first place, demonstrating that people value what Fiona Hall does for our area and also that they have confidence in the Liberal Democrats, who have been running the County Council since April 2008.

North East European Election Results 2009.

If you want to get in touch, to raise a problem or let me have your views, I am always interested in hearing from you. Please remember to include your name and address. If you would like to meet in person, please come along to a surgery - I hold these in Berwick and Alnwick every month and at various times in other parts of the constituency.

Sentencing policy must not be driven by misconception of what public want, says Beith's Justice Committee New! Thu 2nd Jul 2009 The Commons Justice Committee, chaired by Berwick's Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith, has reported that current sentencing policy risks being driven by a "misconception of what people want" which is "not intelligent, appropriate or sustainable" and more worryingly, means resources will be diverted away from an effective sentencing framework and will "result in more people being victims of crime in the future and less confidence in the criminal justice system."

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Beith Helps Secures Funding for Crucial Road Repairs Tue 30th Jun 2009 Berwick MP Sir Alan Beith has helped to secure £2.61 million pounds for Northumberland Council to cover the cost of flood repairs, in particular the badly damaged Black Bridge at Warkworth and the Lion Bridge in Alnwick.
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Beith warns Government more needs to be done following floods Thu 25th Jun 2009 Liberal Democrat MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, Sir Alan Beith has today warned the government that there is still a lot to do if communities such as Rothbury in Northumberland are to feel safe from the risk of flooding.
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