How to meet the big challenges of our time: LDN #147
There is striking lesson from the efforts of different countries to tackle coronavirus, efforts that have varied remarkably and tragically in their effectiveness. … Read the full post »
Alistair Carmichael
Alistair Carmichael was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland in 2001.
Lib Dems call for Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick to resign
Following the events in Clapham this evening, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has written a letter to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick calling on her to resign. … Read the full post »
Almost 50,000 asylum seekers trapped in Home Office limbo for more than 6 months
The Liberal Democrats are calling for the ban on asylum seekers working to be lifted, as new Home Office figures reveal that 46,796 people have been waiting more than six months for a decision on their claim. … Read the full post »
Electoral reform supporters in the House of Commons get organised
Great to see an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on electoral reform up and running again. … Read the full post »
Asking the wrong question about Brexit (and Trump): LDN #145
Liberal Democrat Newswire #145 came out last week, looking at the wrong, and the right, question to ask about Brexit. … Read the full post »
Labour sits on the fence as Liberal Democrats stand up for civil liberties
The Liberal Democrats today led cross-party opposition to the Government’s Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill, calling a vote against the legislation in the House of Commons.
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Daisy Cooper is the new Liberal Democrat education spokesperson
Following the news of Layla Moran taking up the party’s foreign affairs brief, she is being succeeded as education spokesperson by Daisy Cooper. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems back calls for Magnitsky-style sanctions against Hong Kong human rights abusers
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Hong Kong has published the findings of its inquiry into violations of human rights and humanitarian principles by the Hong Kong Police Force. … Read the full post »
PM must announce a full investigation into potential Russian interference of our democracy
This watershed report confirms an alarming truth: this Conservative Government has failed to take the Russian threat to our democracy seriously. … Read the full post »
Chinese treatment of Uyghurs amounts to genocide, Lib Dem warns
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Foreign Secretary to acknowledge that the Chinese government is “engineering a genocide of the Uyghur people”. … Read the full post »