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Everyone who loves the NHS must fight to defeat this health bill

This has been a turbulent week for the British banking industry, with Stephen Hester giving back his bonus and Fred Goodwin’s knighthood being revoked. But this is about more than one man, one bonus, or one knighthood.

The Government has lost its appeal that solar PV Feed-in Tariffs could be lawfully reduced from April 2012

Joan joined volunteers from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to raise awareness of the increasing prevalence of diabetes in the UK yesterday.

The Daylight Saving Bill was derailed by a small group of MPs on Friday but pressure is growing on the Government to give the bill a fair hearing.

Joan Walley is backing a bill to objectively look at the benefits of moving the clocks forward by one hour.

Read Ed Miliband's keynote speech in full

Efforts to save Kidsgrove delivery office were stepped up today as Joan Walley MP today presented a petition to parliament calling for its retention.

Joan is campaigns the Government to act immediately to secure our solar industry.

Joan attended the Globe conference for parliamentarians in Cape Town prior to the United Nations 17th Conference of the parties on Climate Change. Delegates from 17 countries hammered out a statement designed to press the Conference to commit to a second term for the Kyoto Protocol.