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24-26 January 2020 – the (long) weekend’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Sun 26th January 2020 - 10:00 pm

Liberal Democrats welcome Citizens’ Assembly
Liberal Democrats: Sadiq Khan’s mass surveillance roll-out unacceptable
Ministers must explain soaring cost of HS2 to Parliament
Government must review assisted dying laws

Liberal Democrats welcome Citizens’ Assembly

Ahead of the first meeting of the Citizens’ Assembly on climate change, set up by House of Commons Select Committees last year, Liberal Democrat Climate Action Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse said:

The climate crisis is doing irreversible damage to our planet. The UK must cut its emissions to net-zero, be it by improving how we heat our homes or cutting emissions from flying.

This Citizens’ Assembly could help the government take the difficult decisions

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Posted in News | Also tagged assisted dying, christine jardine, climate change, HS2, london, mass surveillance, munira wilson, siobhan benita and wera hobhouse | 3 Comments

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