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WATCH: Jo Swinson’s speech to the CBI

By The Voice | Mon 18th November 2019 - 9:00 pm

Courtesy of the Guardian’s You Tube channel.

Jo talked about the Lib Dems being the party of business and set out our strategy:

The speech went down reasonably well. Carolyn Fairbairn, the CBI head said afterwards:

Tagged business, cbi, general election 2019 and Jo Swinson | 12 Comments

Sal Brinton: Our democracy should not be in the hands of invisible corporate structures

By Caron Lindsay | Mon 18th November 2019 - 7:40 pm

Tonight the Liberal Democrats and SNP lost their court bid for inclusion in the ITV Leaders’ debate tomorrow night.

Sal Brinton was at the Royal Courts of Justice and had this to say afterwards:

The Liberal Democrats’ position in this election and that of our leader is unique: Jo Swinson is the only leader of a national party fighting to stop brexit.

“Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn should not be allowed to sidestep debating the issue of Brexit with someone who wants to remain, and ITV should not give them the opportunity to do so.

“That is why this is an incredibly disappointing verdict. Not just for the Liberal Democrats but also for democracy in this country, and for every remainer who deserves to have a voice in this debate.

“It is worrying that the Ofcom guidance allows TV Executives, not the voters, to decide whether the biggest issues of the day are debated openly in the ITV Debate.

“This campaign is undeniably dominated by Brexit, the single biggest issue for our country, perhaps in the last 75 years.

Tagged #debateher, general election 2019, Jo Swinson and leaders' debates | 22 Comments

WATCH: Jo Swinson’s LBC interview with Iain Dale

By The Voice | Mon 18th November 2019 - 11:55 am

Yesterday, Jo Swinson spoke to Iain Dale about the brighter future that the Liberal Democrats are offering to the British people on December 12th.

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Swinson: The Liberal Democrats are the party of business

By The Voice | Mon 18th November 2019 - 8:22 am

Today (18/11/19), Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson will be making a speech to business leaders at the CBI annual conference. She will be making the case that the Liberal Democrats are the natural party of business.

Jo Swinson is expected to say:

In an interview last week, Carolyn asked who the party of business is today.

The answer is clear. The Liberal Democrats are the natural party of business.

With the Conservatives in the pocket of Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn stuck in the 1970s, we are the only ones standing up for you.

Because we believe

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Tagged business and Jo Swinson | 21 Comments

18 November 2019 – the overnight press release

By Mark Valladares | Mon 18th November 2019 - 7:19 am

Lib Dems respond to campaign groups’ call to ban fracking

Responding to campaign calls from Friends of the Earth and others for the next government to ban fracking, Liberal Democrat Climate Emergency spokesperson Wera Hobhouse said:

Boris Johnson’s Conservatives sold a lie when they announced a ban on fracking. A moratorium is not a ban. The Tories cannot shake off their shocking record on the climate emergency on the eve of an election.

Liberal Democrats are clear that embarking on a whole new front of carbon-based fuels and energy production would do nothing to help meet our climate commitments.

This election gives the

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17 November 2019 – today’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Sun 17th November 2019 - 9:00 pm

Lib Dems commit £6 billion per year to strengthen welfare system
Lib Dems: Unholy alliance signs up to Johnson’s disastrous deal
Lib Dems: Tory migration policy panders to Farage
Swinson: Clueless Corbyn cannot answer the most basic questions on Brexit
Labour pursuing Brexit makes their dentist policy ‘undeliverable’
Lib Dems: Tory nurse tax ballooning due to immigration health surcharge rise

Lib Dems commit £6 billion per year to strengthen welfare system

The Liberal Democrats will today (Sunday 17 November) announce bold proposals to invest £6 billion per year to strengthen the welfare system over the next Parliament. This forms part of the party’s ambitious plans to build …

Tagged brexit, christine jardine, dentistry, jeremy corbyn, Jo Swinson, luciana berger, migration policy, NHS, nurse tax, tim farron, tom brake and welfare budget | 17 Comments

Jo Swinson says her constituents are proud she’s taking on Boris Johnson

By NewsHound | Sun 17th November 2019 - 1:42 pm

Jo Swinson has given two major press interviews in the past two days – one to Scotland on Sunday talking about her fight to retain her East Dunbartonshire seat and one to The Times (£) which is more about what she and the Liberal Democrats offer nationally – an open hearted, open minded outward-looking liberal country.

In the Times piece, she talks about the unique Lib Dem offer:

The 39-year-old leader of the Liberal Democrats is from a different generation to Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn (16 years younger than the prime minister and 31 years younger than the Labour leader) with a baby and a five-year-old to juggle on the campaign trail while her husband is away on business. She brought a bubble machine and popcorn maker to the Lib Dems’ election launch. “I think I am quite different to the other leaders,” she says. “They’ve all got an outlook which is very much harking back to the past, whether that’s the 1870s or the 1970s, and I’m very focused on the future we build, one that is open-hearted, open-minded, outward-looking, internationalist and liberal.”

And she tackles the issue of this week, which has been attacks from Labour for not standing down in their favour:

For those still in the Labour Party, many are conflicted but ultimately they are standing on a platform to get the hard left and Jeremy Corbyn into No 10 . . . Labour is not a party of Remain.” As for the Brexit Party standing down candidates in Tory-held seats, she says: “It sends a very clear message to moderate One Nation Conservatives about where Boris Johnson is — he is at one with Nigel Farage and there are a lot of Conservative voters who are very unhappy at that.”

She also describes the challenges of returning to work as a minister after maternity leave.

In the Scotland on Sunday piece, she talked about how she was on the side of most people in her East Dunbartonshire seat:

“Both are live issues – and that’s different to 2017 when it was much more about the prospect of an indyref. Now, with where the Brexit process has got to, people are much more concerned about that.

“This is a constituency where around two-thirds of people voted to stay in the UK, and are around three-quarters voted to stay in the EU. It’s very clear that people in East Dunbartonshire want Scotland to stay in the UK and the UK to be in the EU. It’s only the Liberal Democrats that are standing up for that position.”

And when she’s going round the doors, her constituents like her new role as leader:

Tagged east dunbartonshire, general election 2019, interviews, Jo Swinson, scotland on sunday and the times | 8 Comments

Meet your new Federal committee members – internal election results declared

By Caron Lindsay | Sun 17th November 2019 - 10:58 am

Last night, after a long day of hard work by brilliant LDHQ staff, the Federal Committee results were declared.

Party members had been voting for 3 weeks to choose members of the Federal Board, Federal Policy Committee, Federal Conference Committee, Federal International Relations Committee and ALDE Council delegations. Principal councillor reps to Federal Board and Federal Policy Committee, the English rep to the Federal Board and Scottish reps to both Committees were also chosen.

You can see the full results including all the STV tables here.

Those elected were:

Federal Board

Alice Thomas
April Preston
Candy Piercy
Caron Lindsay
Elaine Bagshaw
Gerald Vernon-Jackson
James Gurling
Jo Hayes
Joyce Onstad
Kishan Devani*
Luke Cawley-Harrison
Neil Fawcett
Roisin Miller
Ruby Chow
Simon McGrath

* Note: This candidate was promoted into the list of elected candidates due to gender diversity requirements.

English Rep to Federal Board

Lisa-Maria Bornemann

Scottish Rep to Federal Board

Cllr Kevin Lang

Principal Councillor rep to Federal Board

Cllr Chris White

Federal Policy Committee

Alisdair Calder-McGregor
Alyssa Gilbert
Aria Babu
Belinda Brooks-Gordon
Catherine Royce
Christine Cheng
Duncan Brack
Elizabeth Jewkes
Helen Cross
Jeremy Hargreaves
Mohsin Khan
Richard Cole
Robert Harrison*
Sally Burnell
Tara Copeland
* Note: This candidate was promoted into the list of elected candidates due to gender diversity requirements.

Scottish Rep to Federal Policy Committee

Elinor Anderson

Principal Councillor reps to Federal Policy Committee

Cllr Peter Thornton
Cllr Susan Juned

Federal Conference Committee

Bex Scott
Cara Jenkinson
Chris Adams
Chris Maines
Geoff Payne
Liz Lynne
Joe Otten
John Bridges
Jon Ball
Joe Toovey*
Nick da Costa
Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey
* Note: This candidate was promoted into the list of elected candidates due to ability diversity requirements.

Federal International Relations Committee

Doreen Huddart
Hannah Bettsworth
Jonathan Fryer
Phillipa Leslie-Jones
Phil Bennion
Ruth Coleman Taylor

ALDE Council

Belinda Brooks-Gordon
Hannah Bettsworth
Jonathan Fryer
Joyce Onstad
Merlene Emmerson
Phillip Bennion

Congratulations to everyone who was elected and commiserations to those who missed out this time.

Some quick observations on the results.

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17 November 2019 – the overnight press release

By Mark Valladares | Sun 17th November 2019 - 7:54 am

Lib Dems begin legal challenge against BBC for Swinson exclusion

The Liberal Democrats have instructed a legal team to write to the BBC in response to the public service broadcaster excluding Jo Swinson from their election ‘leaders’ debate’.

In the letter, the party’s lawyers warn that the exclusion of one of the leaders of the three main UK-wide national parties is “clearly unlawful”.

President of the Liberal Democrats, Sal Brinton, has said “voters of this country deserve to hear from a Remainer on the debate stage, not just from the two men who want to deliver Brexit.”

The Liberal Democrats have …

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16 November 2019 – today’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Sat 16th November 2019 - 10:00 pm

Lib Dems announce proposals to fix broken immigration system
Lib Dems demand internal Tory enquiry amidst electoral fraud allegations
Bolton fire shows further action must be taken to ensure building safety

Lib Dems announce proposals to fix broken immigration system

The Liberal Democrats today unveiled their Plan for Immigration and Asylum. The plan sets out the party’s ambitious proposals for a fair, effective immigration system – part of the Liberal Democrats’ broader plan to build a brighter future.

The Liberal Democrat manifesto will outline plans to reform and strengthen our immigration system by:

Saving EU free movement and safeguarding the rights of UK and EU

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Tagged christine jardine, electoral fraud, fire safety, immigration policy, sal brinton and tim farron | 3 Comments

Luciana: EU staff critical to our NHS

By Caron Lindsay | Sat 16th November 2019 - 8:14 am

Lib Dem Health Spokesperson Luciana Berger has spoken out about how Brexit would harm our NHS, emphasising how reliant we are on EU doctors and nurses. Analysis done by the Labour Party highlights that NHS staff work a million hours of unpaid overtime every week.

That doesn’t surprise me. When my husband was seriously ill three years ago, in the 51 nights he was in hospital, only once did I see one member of staff actually leave at the end of their shift. And the situation has got much worse since then as we lose thousands of EU nurses every year.

Luciana criticised Labour’s approach to Brexit:

A key reason NHS staff are working overtime is because of the serious shortages in the number of doctors and nurses working in the NHS. Part of that shortage is due to the net loss of 5,000 EU nurses in the last two years alone.

Only yesterday, Labour failed yet again to confirm their position on freedom of movement. With the NHS reliant on 10,000 EU doctors and 20,000 EU nurses, Labour’s support for Brexit is baffling as it will be so damaging for our NHS and hardworking staff.

In the past week we have learnt about the Conservative plan to impose a Nurse Tax on any new EU health professional coming to treat NHS patients. The stakes could not be higher. Labour and the Conservatives must stop being so irresponsible with our NHS.

The Liberal Democrats will stop Brexit to protect our NHS. We will build a brighter future by investing an extra £35 billion in our NHS by adding a penny on income tax. In addition we will implement a national recruitment strategy to ensure we never again suffer shortages of nurses, doctors and other health professionals.

If Labour are bad, the Tories are terrible. They would charge nurses who come to this country to use the NHS they work for. This would cost their families thousands of pounds.

Also posted in Op-eds | Tagged brexit, christine jardine, eu nationals, general election 2019, immigration, luciana berger and NHS | 11 Comments

16 November 2019 – the overnight press releases

By Mark Valladares | Sat 16th November 2019 - 7:25 am

Lib Dems announce plans to plant 60 million trees a year
Lib Dems: EU staff crucial to our NHS

Lib Dems announce plans to plant 60 million trees a year

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson will plant a tree in Hampstead today (Saturday 16 November), as the party announces ambitious proposals to undertake the largest tree-planting programme in UK history. A Liberal Democrat government will plant 60 million trees every year, increasing UK forest cover by 1 million hectares by 2045.

Just 13% of the UK is currently covered by woodland, far below the European Union average of 35%. The Conservatives …

Tagged brexit, climate emergency, health workers, Jo Swinson, luciana berger, NHS and reforesting | 14 Comments

15 November 2019 – today’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Fri 15th November 2019 - 11:15 pm

Lib Dems: Another unaffordable item on Labour’s wish list
Swinson responds to Tommy Robinson backing Boris Johnson

Lib Dems: Another unaffordable item on Labour’s wish list

Responding to Labour’s plans to part-nationalise BT, Sam Gyimah, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said:

It might be a Christmas election, but this is getting silly. Another day, another unaffordable item on the wish list.

Wasting billions of taxpayer funds to nationalise BT, won’t solve the connectivity issues faced by so many of our rural communities. The Labour plan is less open-reach, more overreach.

Liberal Democrats recognise the need for every

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In Full: Ed Davey’s speech on the economy

By Caron Lindsay | Fri 15th November 2019 - 4:29 pm

Today, Ed Davey made a keynote speech on the economy.

He talked about his plans here:

🚨Brexit is already costing the economy £1 billion a week. And the future cost to Britain in lower economic growth could be even higher, if Brexit were actually to happen.

🔶LibDems are clear & unequivocal: we want to #StopBrexit.

Agree? Sign here 👇https://t.co/Mp2XkNrVFV pic.twitter.com/JgPHzo0WcQ

— Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) November 15, 2019

Here is his speech in full:

For too long, Britain has not had the economy it deserves.

Under this Conservative Government, too many people can’t live a secure, happy and fulfilling life. Too many businesses face crippling uncertainty over their future. And too many of us feel vulnerable in the face of technological change.

The fact is, the Conservatives have made our economy weaker – much weaker.
People might be in work, but more and more struggle to make ends meet.
Businesses have been hit, with investment down significantly since the 2016 referendum.

Productivity has been grimly weak – with no growth at all in the last 12 months.
The Office of National Statistics confirmed only this week, that Britain’s economic growth in the last year has been the lowest for a decade.

And this Government has ignored all our long-term economic problems. We have alarming skill shortages. A persistent trade deficit. And inequality that’s both socially and economically damaging.

Yet so far, the debate in this election on our economy – on our future – has been a debate between fantasies.

Fantasies born of nostalgia for a British Imperial past. Competing with fantasies from a failed 1970s ideology.

Fantasies competing to bankrupt Britain.

Boris Johnson has snuck into Jeremy Corbyn’s allotment and stolen his magic money tree.

The British people deserve better than fantasy economics.

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Manufacturing exporters count cost of Brexit uncertainty

By Mark Valladares | Fri 15th November 2019 - 2:18 pm

Responding to reports that many manufacturing exporters are reporting a “stark worsening” in sales and orders, Sam Gyimah, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said:

This is yet more bad news for manufacturing exporters in the UK. There can be no doubt that the three and half years of Brexit uncertainty has done untold damage to our economy. Today we continue to count the cost of this ongoing crisis.

Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal promises more insecurity, more delay and more decline. Meanwhile Labour are planning their own disastrous form of Brexit.

A Liberal Democrat government will stop

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15 November 2019 – yesterday’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Fri 15th November 2019 - 12:07 pm

Tories pushing ‘Trumpian agenda’ on immigration
Lib Dems: Record waiting times show Tories “dismal record” on NHS
Tusk comments show there is “light at the end of the tunnel” for Remainers
Tories pushing ‘Trumpian agenda’ on immigration

Responding to Priti Patel’s comments regarding cutting overall levels of immigration, Liberal Democrats Shadow Home Affairs spokesperson, Christine Jardine said:

This country needs people to come here to keep our NHS and so many sectors properly skilled and staffed. The Conservatives’ approach to immigration is an insult to the millions who have come to the UK and made it their home. Immigration brings so much to our

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Two spectacular by-election gains and a frustrating but brilliant near miss

By Caron Lindsay | Fri 15th November 2019 - 8:22 am

It was another brilliant night on the by-election front for the Lib Dems.

Two years ago we narrowly missed out on gaining the North East Fife parliamentary seat by just two votes. And that was the same margin by which we lost out on gaining Dunfermline Central on Fife Council. Aude Boubaker-Calder had run a passionate and spirited campaign and more than tripled the first preference votes and ran the SNP extremely close. She is in a very good position for the next Council elections in 2022.

Dunfermline Central (Fife) By-Election, votes at stage 5 (final round head to head, changes vs similar stage 2017);

SNP – 1798 (39.1%, +5.4)
Lib Dem – 1796 (39.0, +39.0)
Didn't Transfer – 1008 (21.9%, -3.3)

Just 2 votes in it! Lib Dems aye coming 2 votes behind the SNP in Fife. pic.twitter.com/0E0Qxuy9cp

— Ballot Box Scotland (@BallotBoxScot) November 15, 2019

In Tunbridge Wells, Justine Rutland gained a seat from the Conservatives with a spectacular swing:

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14 November 2019 – yesterday’s overnight press releases

By Mark Valladares | Fri 15th November 2019 - 7:30 am

Lib Dems unveil plan for Equalities and Human Rights
Lib Dems: Spiralling class sizes shows brutal impact of Conservative cuts
Lib Dems: Reforming Gender Recognition Act can’t wait (see here)

Lib Dems unveil plan for Equalities and Human Rights

The Liberal Democrats will today (Thursday 14 November) unveil the party’s Plan for Equalities and Human Rights. The plan is at the heart of the party’s vision to build a brighter future for everyone.

The ambitious policies being revealed at a press conference today by Luciana Berger and Chuka Umunna include:

tackling the rise in hate crimes by making them all aggravated offences
providing funding for protective

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13 November 2019 – yesterday’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Thu 14th November 2019 - 11:57 pm

Lib Dems: Tesla announcement demolishes Johnson’s Brexit fantasy
Jane Dodds: Our benefits system is broken
Wollaston: Farage voting Tory shows Johnson has drifted to extremes

Lib Dems: Tesla announcement demolishes Johnson’s Brexit fantasy

Responding to the announcement that Tesla will be investing in a new factory in Germany and not the UK due to Brexit uncertainty, Liberal Democrat Shadow Brexit Secretary Tom Brake:

On Boris Johnson’s first day in Downing Street, Dominic Cummings was pictured wearing a T- shirt picturing a company founded by Elon Musk. Now the very entrepreneur Cummings idolises has chosen not to invest

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Tagged brexit, food banks, inward investment, jane dodds, poverty, sarah wollaston and tom brake | 1 Comment

WATCH: Luciana Berger describe her experience of anti-semitic abuse in the Labour Party

By Caron Lindsay | Thu 14th November 2019 - 9:03 pm

Lib Dem MP Luciana Berger described her experience of anti-semitism in the Labour Party at a campaign event today. Watch here;

This came on the day Jo Swinson signed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition on antisemitism, which all candidates are being asked to sign this Election.

I am today signing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition on antisemitism, which all candidates are being asked to sign this Election. pic.twitter.com/KsdFHrdT7p

— Jo Swinson (@joswinson) November 14, 2019

The party published its plan for Equalities and Human Rights today, which covers everything from protecting civil liberties, banning use of facial recognition technology for police surveillance, protecting the Human Rights Act, a Lovelace Code of ethics to cover use of personal data and ending the snoopers’ charter on communications data to extending equal marriage and abolishing the unfair spousal veto and reinstating marriages which were forced to be dissolved because of the gender recognition process.

Chuka Umunna said we would take on the right wing forces of nationalism:

Tagged anti-semitism, chuka umunna, general election 2019, human rights, Jo Swinson and luciana berger | 1 Comment

Jardine: Lib Dems’ brighter future for transgender people

By Caron Lindsay | Thu 14th November 2019 - 8:55 am

The Liberal Democrat manifesto will include a commitment to reforming the Gender Recognition Act, to make it easier for transgender people to get new birth certificate by;

Removing the requirement for medical reports.
Scrapping the fee.
Recognising non-binary gender identities.

The Conservatives have been less than proactive in pursuing this reform, a year after the consultation ended. During this time hate crimes on transgender people have increased due to a toxic media environment.

Speaking during Transgender Awareness Week, our Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Christine Jardine said:

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13 November 2019 – the overnight press releases

By Mark Valladares | Wed 13th November 2019 - 7:28 am

Food bank rise the result of brutal Tory cuts to universal credit
Lib Dems: We must end Tory erosion of local government
Lib Dems to invest £500 million in youth services to help tackle knife crime

Food bank rise the result of brutal Tory cuts to universal credit

Responding to data from the Trussell Trust which shows April to September 2019 to be the busiest half-year period for food banks in their network since the charity opened, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary for the Department for Work and Pensions, Tim Farron said:

The UK remains one of the world’s richest countries, yet for six months of

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Tagged food banks, Jo Swinson, knife crime, local government finance and tim farron | 3 Comments

12 November 2019 – today’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Tue 12th November 2019 - 11:30 pm

Refusal to publish Russian interference shows Johnson morphing into Trump
Gyimah: Labour plans fail meet the needs of working people
Lib Dems set out plans to strengthen support for survivors of violence and abuse
Lib Dems: Johnson’s speech shows he is misleading voters again
Lib Dems: Selection of Chris Davies shows Tories’ contempt for voters

Refusal to publish Russian interference shows Johnson morphing into Trump

Following the reports that Hillary Clinton has said it is “inexplicable and shameful” that the UK government has not yet published a report on alleged Russian interference in British politics, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary Chuka Umunna said:

No-one knows the extent

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Tagged boris johnson, brexit, chris davies, christine humphreys, christine jardine, chuka umunna, conservatives, domestic abuse, ed davey, hillary clinton, lifelong learning, russian interference, Sam Gyimah and skills wallet | Leave a comment

12 November 2019 – the overnight press releases

By Mark Valladares | Tue 12th November 2019 - 3:17 pm

Liberal Democrats pledge to invest in flood defences
Jane Dodds to Unveil Lib Dem Plan for a Brighter Future
Corbyn can’t afford lifelong learning if he doesn’t stop Brexit

Liberal Democrats pledge to invest in flood defences

The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to create a £5bn flood prevention and adaptation fund.

As the world grapples with a climate emergency, the Tories are turning their backs on communities most at risk by failing to provide adequate flood defences. The Tory’s Brexit agenda risks the UK losing access to vital EU funds for improving flood defences and flood relief. This would starve local communities of …

Tagged brexit, climate emergency, flooding, jane dodds, Jo Swinson, labour, layla moran, skills wallet and Wales | 3 Comments

11 November 2019 – yesterday’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Tue 12th November 2019 - 11:03 am

Lib Dems: Gwynne’s comments reveal Labour’s hand on Brexit
British Steel takeover an ‘alarm bell’ for Tories’ Brexit Britain
Lib Dems: Brexit to blame for ‘anaemic’ economic growth
Davey: Conservatives and Brexit party are now one and the same
Lib Dems file proceedings at High Court for judicial review of ITV debate
ERG and Brexit Party talks show Farage is now pulling the strings

Lib Dems: Gwynne’s comments reveal Labour’s hand on Brexit

Responding to comments by Labour’s Campaign Coordinator, Andrew Gwynne, that Labour would seek to create “reciprocal agreements with the EU27 that allow British citizens to enjoy some of the freedoms that they will …

Tagged brexit, brexit party, british citizens, british steel, christine jardine, economic growth, ed davey, erg, labour, nigel farage, sal brinton, Sam Gyimah, tom brake and tv debates | 6 Comments

9-10 November 2019 – the weekend’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Mon 11th November 2019 - 11:57 pm

That’s rather embarrassing, in that I managed to fall asleep mid-edit. So, time to catch up…

Lib Dems respond to Conservative announcement on GP appointments
Lib Dems: Boris Johnson should call Cobra meeting over flooding emergency
Labour People’s Vote promise rings hollow – Lib Dems
Labour People’s Vote promise rings hollow – Lib Dems
Lib Dems: Manifestos must receive OBR scrutiny

Lib Dems respond to Conservative announcement on GP appointments

Responding to the Conservative Party’s announcement today on GP appointments, Luciana Berger, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, said:

This latest Tory announcement isn’t offering any real solutions to the current

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Tagged armed forces, climate emergency, ed davey, flooding, healthcare, immigration policy, jamie stone, labour, luciana berger, midlands, north of england, nurse tax, peoples vote, public spending promises, tim farron, tom brake and wera hobhouse | 3 Comments

A question to Federal Conference Committee as they open registration for Spring Conference

By Caron Lindsay | Sun 10th November 2019 - 4:00 pm

Despite the general election, our conference timetables have to proceed as normal. So this week, registration for Spring Conference in York opened.

You will definitely want to be there. Even when our party was out its lowest ebb, Conference is still the best fun you will ever have in your life. And it’s in York, which is a gorgeous city. And the food and beer at the Mason’s Arms, just down the road from the Conference Centre is delicious.

You can register here.

But I have a question for the Federal Conference Committee. If you register now, you get your conference pass for £60. After 20th December, just 8 days after the election, the cost rockets up to £95.

Now, most of us are knocking ourselves out campaigning for the General Election. We’re out in the cold and dark on a daily basis. Campaigning is not cheap. You have to pay to travel -and many of us are travelling to our nearest target seats. And we’re all getting asked to contribute to local and national campaigns.

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Scottish Liberal Democrats’ bright campaign launch as party overtakes Labour in poll

By Caron Lindsay | Sun 10th November 2019 - 2:30 pm

The Scottish Liberal Democrats launched their campaign in Cramond on Thursday mornings. The bright umbrellas provided a contrast to damp grey surroundings.

Alistair Carmichael and former Leader Lord Campbell of Pittenweem joined Willie Rennie, North East Fife candidate Wendy Chamberlain and many activists.

Willie Rennie told the assembled crowd:

Tagged scottish liberal democrats, wendy chamberlain and willie rennie | 8 Comments

Lib Dem Jobwatch: Do you want to work on the Lib Dems’ election campaign?

By The Voice | Sun 10th November 2019 - 12:30 pm

The Lib Dems are looking for field organisers to work for the party in the run up to the General Election.

The party is looking for people who have the following skills:

Essential Skills and Experience

A positive attitude with the ability to inspire others.
An enthusiastic approach to the job.
An open and approachable personality.
Confident talking to new people, both volunteers and members of the public.
The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Strong verbal communication skills.
Sympathy with the aims and objectives of the Liberal Democrats

.Desirable Skills and Experience

A full clean driving license and access to a

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