Lessons from John Smith for Keir Starmer: LDN #146
Liberal Democrat Newswire #146 came out last week, this time taking a look at the leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer. … Read the full post »
Layla Moran
Layla Moran was elected as the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon at the 2017 general election, taking the seat off the Conservatives.
She had also contested the seat in 2015, after having previously stood in Battersea and for the London Assembly.
A former maths and physics teacher, she was the first Liberal Democrat from an ethnic minority background to be elected at a general election. (Her mother is Palestinian.)
She has been the party’s education spokesperson and was briefly arrested by the police in 2013, as she explained in a public statement in 2019.
She ran for party leader in 2020.
You can find contact details for Layla Moran here.
Use of Article 16 wrong and short-sighted: Layla Moran
Responding to reports that the EU is set to impose restrictions on vaccine exports and invoke Article 16, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP said… … Read the full post »
Layla Moran wins Politician of the Year at the Pink News awards
“A very deserving congratulations to our first winners of today’s Pink News Awards – Layla Moran takes Politician of the Year for being an open and visible role model” – Pink News … Read the full post »
Two-speed liberalisation: LDN #143
This time I’m taking a look at the long-term forces which are driving our politics, including the paradox at the heart of culture wars. … Read the full post »
Boris Johnson shows he’s not up to the job of Prime Minister
Messing up a press conference is in itself a fairly small matter compared with people’s health, but it can be deeply symbolic of a government riddled with incompetence. … Read the full post »
Europe and the Liberal Democrats – where next? LDN #141
Europe. It’s still there. That’s both a geographic and a political observation. … Read the full post »
The challenge facing our country has rarely been so great: Ed Davey’s conference speech
Ed Davey gave his first conference speech as Liberal Democrat leader today. Here’s what he said. … Read the full post »
Highlights from the second day at the Lib Dem virtual party conference
Here are some of the highlights from what went down on day two of the Liberal Democrat virtual conference. … Read the full post »
Highlights from the first day at the Lib Dem virtual party conference
Our first ever virtual Liberal Democrat federal conference kicked off today. Here are some of the highlights from what went down on day one. … Read the full post »
Layla Moran to be party’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson
Following Ed Davey’s election as Lib Dem leader, Layla Moran is taking up a new role. … Read the full post »