Getting our new party team in place
Following the issues with our Mayor of London selection and in response to a request from the London Lib Dems… … Read the full post »
Alison Suttie
Read about the Liberal Democrat life peer, who has also worked for the party and in both the House of Commons and the European Parliament, Alison Suttie.
Review into lessons from Mayor of London candidate selection
Understandably, a lot of Liberal Democrat party members have been in touch about the issues over the London Mayor selection… … Read the full post »
Cross-party group demand measures to prevent Covid-19 causing rise in modern slavery
A cross-party group led by the Liberal Democrats has set out a package of demands to protect workers from exploitation during the coronavirus crisis and prevent a rise in modern slavery. … Read the full post »
Tim Farron reshuffles his front bench team: full details
The combined Liberal Democrat frontbench team spanning the House of Commons and Lords has been reshuffled a little by party leader Tim Farron. … Read the full post »
Where next for the Liberal Democrats? Or why the Lib Dems need more glue
Along with Shirley Williams, Simon Hughes, Kath Pinnock, Alison Suttie, Nick Pearce and Miranda Green I took part in a (very crowded!) IPPR fringe on ‘Where next for the Liberal Democrats?’ at the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth. … Read the full post »
The new Liberal Democrat life peers
Here are the new Liberal Democrat members of the House of Lords. … Read the full post »
Inquiries into Rennard allegations must be as public as possible
The party’s investigations into allegations against Liberal Democrat members are traditionally internal, confidential affairs. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #14 is out: reshuffles, staffing changes, new think tank and more
Liberal Democrat Newswire #14 is out: reshuffles, staffing changes, new think tank and more … Read the full post »
The Liberal Democrat special advisers
Here’s the full list of Liberal Democrat special advisers currently appointed during the coalition government. … Read the full post »
Who is who behind the scenes in the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition?
Today’s Guardian has a pretty decent go at covering who the key advisers are, on both the Liberal Democrat and Conservative sides, how they are working together, who talks to who and so on. … Read the full post »