Alistair Carmichael was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland in 2001.
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 »
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 »
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 »
Conservative MP Phillip Lee has today joined the Liberal Democrats, removing the government’s majority in the House of Commons. … Read the full post »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Announcing the new Lib Dem spokespersons team, which features two former leaders in the form of Tim Farron and Ming Campbell, current party leader Vince Cable said… … Read the full post »