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Kirsty Williams
Read about the Welsh Liberal Democrat Kirsty Williams, whose time in politics has included serving as leader of the party in Wales and education minister in coalition with Labour.
New Lib Dem Shadow Cabinet revealed with four new MPs joining
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 »
Could Jo Swinson become Prime Minister? Liberal Democrat Newswire #127
During the Lib Dem leadership contest hustings, Ed Davey had a crowd-pleasing line about how the Conservative members were electing the next Prime Minister, but… … Read the full post »
Jane Dodds selected by Liberal Democrats to fight Brecon and Radnorshire
Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds has been selected to be the party’s Westminster candidate for Brecon & Radnorshire, a constituency that may be facing a Parliamentary by-election. … Read the full post »
To succeed, the Lib Dems need a registered supporter scheme: Liberal Democrat Newswire #121
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 »
How the Lib Dems nearly promised a whole £12 extra for the NHS: Liberal Democrat Newswire #118
Liberal Democrat Newswire #118 has the story from Phil Cowley of the Liberal Democrat manifesto for the general election that wasn’t in 2016. It promised a whole £12 extra for the NHS. … Read the full post »
How will the Lib Dems do in May? (Liberal Democrat Newswire #111)
The May elections are only a few weeks, a couple of dozen leaflet drops and three score candidate tweets away. So LDN #111 takes a look at the Lib Dem prospects, how Brexit may play out in those contests and what we can learn from the candidate numbers. … Read the full post »
Confusion reigns over who stands for what, and not just on Brexit: Liberal Democrat Newswire #109
Lib Dem Newswire #109 includes a poll showing how the Lib Dems might rise to 18%, Jo Swinson talking about the fight for equalities, an interview with Lib Dem Voice editor Caron Lindsay and a welcome step forward for electoral reform in Wales. … Read the full post »
Great news for electoral reform as STV set to spread further in public elections
Liberal Democrat Newswire #109 is coming out in a few days, and here’s a short extract from it… … Read the full post »
Jane Dodds is the new Welsh Lib Dems leader
Following the recent rule changes to open up leadership of the Welsh Liberal Democrats so that approved candidates rather than just Parliamentarians can stand, Jane Dodds has now been elected the new leader … Read the full post »