Brian Paddick appointed non-executive director at the Met
Former police officer and Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London Brian Paddick is taking up a new role with the Met Police. … Read the full post »
Brian Paddick
Read about Liberal Democrat life peer Brian Paddick, who is a former policeman and twice Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London.
Lib Dem peers defeat Government again over “Spy Crimes Bill”
Liberal Democrat peers have helped to pass cross-party amendments to the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill, as the number of Government defeats on the controversial new law rose to four. … Read the full post »
Brian Paddick resigns at Lib Dem Shadow Home Secretary
Liberal Democrat peer and former Mayor of London candidate, Brian Paddick, earlier today stood down from the Liberal Democrat frontbench team in Parliament. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems and Greens make electoral pact in Broxtowe
The Green Party’s Kat Boettge has publicly posted this (confirmed by Liberal Democrats)… … 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 »
Lib Dems set up expert panel on cannabis decriminalisation featuring police, scientists and others
The Liberal Democrats are to set up an expert panel to establish how a legal market for cannabis could work in Britain. … Read the full post »
Paddick backs Farron / Guardian profiles Lamb / how the Lib Dems need to learn from Ashdown
Paddick’s backing is more significant than that of most Lib Dem peers because Farron’s voting record on equal marriage is one of the factors which may trip him up from his frontrunner status. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrats unveil plans to cut police abuse
Abuse of stop and search has been a long-running Liberal Democrat concern, taken up previously by London figures such as Lynne Featherstone MP and Brian Paddick. … 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 »
5 reasons to vote for Brian Paddick, Caroline Pidgeon and the Lib Dems
A fairer London, with realistic fare cuts targeted at those who need them most: a One Hour Bus Ticket; Early Bird discounts; and Part-Time season tickets. … Read the full post »