The road to electoral reform: Lib Dem Newswire #148
LDN #148 covers the road to electoral reform, universal basic income (UBI), the decriminalisation of cannabis and more. … Read the full post »
Dan Rogerson
Read about the former Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for the North Cornwall constituency (2005-2015), Dan Rogerson.
Police clear Duncan Hames over election expense claims
Former Lib Dem MP Duncan Hames has been cleared of allegations that his election expenses did not properly account for the Liberal Democrat ‘battlebus’ during the 2015 general election. … Read the full post »
Who is standing in seats the Lib Dems previously held?
A batch of candidates have now been selected in seats formerly held by the party as part of the Liberal Democrat preparations for a possible 2016 general election. … Read the full post »
20 Tory MPs named as facing police investigation over election expenses
20 Conservative MPs have now been named as facing police investigations over their general election expense returns. … Read the full post »
Police investigate Tory MP over election expenses
Police have launched a formal investigation into the election accounts of North Cornwall MP Scott Mann. … Read the full post »
Which (ex)MP is backing which candidate in the Lib Dem leadership race?
See the latest running tallies of which (ex) MPs are backing which candidate in the Liberal Democrat leadership race. … Read the full post »
Ex-Lib Dem peer Lord Oakeshott splits £610,000 between Labour, LibDems and Greens
Former Lib Dem peer Lord Oakeshott (he of the controversial constituency polls and bodged anti-Clegg coup attempt) has given £300,000 to 30 Labour Parliamentary candidates up against Tories or Ukip, £300,000 to 15 Lib Dems and £10,000 to the Green MP Caroline Lucas. … Read the full post »
MP conference fringe league table 2014: Norman Lamb hits an all time high
Basically, if you’re in Glasgow and Norman Lamb isn’t in the room, the chances are you’ve got to the wrong venue by mistake. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem conference MP fringe league table 2013: please send any spare time machines to Vince
Back for its fifth year is my Liberal Democrat conference fringe meeting league table, showing how many fringes each MP will be speaking at. … Read the full post »
Paul Burstow is new chair of the Parliamentary Party
Paul Burstow has been elected chair of the Parliamentary Party, succeeding Lorely Burt who in the reshuffle became PPS to Danny Alexander. … Read the full post »