Ed Davey announces new Lib Dem team in the House of Commons
Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, has today announced the new Lib Dem team in the House of Commons. … Read the full post »
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Alistair Carmichael
Alistair Carmichael was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland in 2001.
New Lib Dem Shadow Cabinet revealed with four new MPs joining
Liberal Democrat party leader Jo Swinson has updated and expanded her Shadow Cabinet line-up, adding roles for new MPs Luciana Berger, Sam Gyimah, Phillip Lee and Angela Smith along with some changes in the responsibilities of the others. … Read the full post »
A remarkable statistic from the Shetland Scottish Parliament by-election
The Shetland by-election was won by Beatrice Wishart in the face of a full-on campaign by the SNP. There’s a remarkable comparison between that and the European referendum. … Read the full post »
LGBT+ Lib Dems write-up their meeting with Phillip Lee
Here’s the write-up from LGBT+ Liberal Democrats of their meeting with Phillip Lee following the controversy and resulting resignations triggered by his switch to the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Phillip Lee joins the Liberal Democrats
Conservative MP Phillip Lee has today joined the Liberal Democrats, removing the government’s majority in the House of Commons. … Read the full post »
To succeed, the Lib Dems need a registered supporter scheme: Liberal Democrat Newswire #121
Liberal Democrat Newswire #121 came out last week, including a special guest piece from Jo Swinson and a look at why the Lib Dems aren’t better at strategy. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat MP resigns party whip in the House of Commons
Following news of his plan to vote for Theresa May’s Brexit deal, Lib Dem MP Stephen Lloyd has decided to resign the party’s whip in the House of Commons. … Read the full post »
WATCH: the new Liberal Democrat TV film, featuring more of the party’s new messaging
The latest Liberal Democrat TV film (Party Political Broadcast, or PPB), is really two. First, a new one about the party’s vision for Britain, showing how there’s more to the party’s new messaging than simply the Demand Better slogan. … Read the full post »
Jo Swinson’s pairing problem shows a wider problem with Parliament’s rules
A further twist to the controversial vote on Europe this week: it turns out that although Jo Swinson was, very reasonably, on maternity leave and paired, the Conservative she was paired with broke the pair and voted. … Read the full post »
Sensible, unfortunate and frustrating: the three reasons three Lib Dem MPs missed Euro vote last night
With a close and controversial vote on Europe last night in the House of Commons, the absence of three Liberal Democrat MPs have raised more eyebrows than a complete back catalogue of Roger Moore appearances. … Read the full post »