Matthew Taylor was the Liberal, and then Liberal Democrat, MP for Truro (later Truro and St Austell) between 1987 and 2010. He was first elected in a Parliamentary by-election caused by the death of David Penhaligon and he stood down at the 2010 election. He became a Liberal Democrat peer in the summer of 2010.
The turnout of Liberal Democrat peers in the vote was relatively low as it happened at the same time as the Liberal Democrat House of Lords group was holding an away day out of London. … Read the full post »
See the latest running tallies of which (ex) MPs are backing which candidate in the Liberal Democrat leadership race. … Read the full post »
Julian Huppert, former MP for Cambridge, announces his support for Norman Lamb MP to be the next Leader of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Fourteen Liberal Democrat peers, including the former party Chief Whip Archy Kirkwood and the former interim Chief Executive Ben Stoneham, joined a successful rebellion in the House of Lords today. … Read the full post »
David Prescott, son of John, has failed to be selected as the Labour candidate to succeed the former Deputy Prime Minister in Hull East. … Read the full post »