What does it mean to be Black in Britian in 2020?
This year’s Black History Month has arrived at a time where the topics of identity, race, culture and equality rarely seem to be out of the national conversation. … Read the full post »
Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece
Read about the Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece, who joined the House of Lords as a life peer in 2010. She has also been a councillor in both Hackney and Islington.
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 »
What are Liberal Democrat members voting for? LDN #130
Liberal Democrat Newswire #130 took a look at all the posts up for election in the party’s current internal contests. … Read the full post »
Layla Moran sets out what happened when she was charged by the police in 2013
In a message on Twitter this evening, Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran set out what really happened at the 2013 Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow. … Read the full post »
How Liberal Democrat peers voted over Anthony Lester
The turnout of Liberal Democrat peers in the vote was relatively low as it happened at the same time as the Liberal Democrat House of Lords group was holding an away day out of London. … Read the full post »
Appalling and embarrassing from some Liberal Democrat peers
Well done Meral Hussein-Ece for speaking out so strongly about the attitudes of some Liberal Democrat peers in the Anthony Lester case. … Read the full post »
Vice-President of the Liberal Democrats Campaign for Race Equality (LDCRE) appointed
News from the new Liberal Democrats Campaign for Race Equality (background here): Kishan Devani has taken up the role of Vice President. … Read the full post »
Why the Liberal Democrat Campaign for Race Equality (LDCRE) is being launched
Merlene Emerson, EMLD’s membership officer, writes about the plans to relaunch as the Liberal Democrat Campaign for Race Equality (LDCRE). … Read the full post »
New Lib Dem spokespersons team announced
Announcing the new Lib Dem spokespersons team, which features two former leaders in the form of Tim Farron and Ming Campbell, current party leader Vince Cable said… … 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 »