VIDEO: Hearing how small businesses are dealing with coronavirus
One of the recent stops on Ed Davey’s listening tour was St Albans, where with local MP Daisy Cooper he met local businesses. … Read the full post »
Daisy Cooper
Read about the Liberal Democrat activist Daisy Cooper, who ran to be Lib Dem President in 2014 and was elected Member of Parliament for St Albans in 2019.
Daisy Cooper elected Deputy Leader by Lib Dem MPs
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper has been elected unanimously as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats and has committed to building a “winning campaign machine”. … Read the full post »
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 »
Daisy Cooper not running for Liberal Democrat leadership
The Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans has issued a statement saying she won’t be running for party leader in the contest starting this June. … 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 »
Lib Dems lead call for Covid-19 Committee to ensure scrutiny from all parties
Representatives from five of the nine parties represented in the House of Commons have joined the Liberal Democrats in calling for steps be taken to guarantee “smaller parties are heard during this time of crisis.” … Read the full post »
Government backs Lib Dem calls to compensate bereaved families of NHS staff
“This is a win for my cross-party campaign to introduce a Coronavirus Compensation Scheme, backed by The Express and The Times newspapers” – Layla Moran … Read the full post »
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 »
Daisy Cooper re-selected by Liberal Democrats in St Albans
Excellent news from St Albans, which was one of the stand-out constituency results at the 2017 general election, where Daisy Cooper moved up from third to second place (one of only two constituencies to do this). … Read the full post »
Lib Dems appoint Daisy Cooper as Candidate Diversity Champion
Liberal Democrat Leader Tim Farron and President Sal Brinton have appointed Daisy Cooper as the party’s Candidate Diversity Champion, to drive forward and coordinate the party’s action plan to improve the diversity of its MPs. … Read the full post »