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 »
Mike Hancock was SDP MP for Portsmouth South 1984-87 and then Liberal Democrat MP for the constituency from 1997 until quitting the party after being suspended in 2014. He stood again, and lost, as an independent in 2015, securing only 1.7% of the vote.
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 »
More than 100 Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidates have signed a letter to the Guardian backing Tim Farron’s bid to succeed Nick Clegg as the party’s leader. … Read the full post »
In amongst all the pain there have been a few moments of light relief for Liberal Democrats. Ed Balls losing, George Galloway losing. Mike Hancock getting a measly 2%. But there are just a bit of brief light relief on the side. … Read the full post »
Welcome to the 60th edition of Liberal Democrat Newswire which sports a new logo and amongst other stories looks at how the Liberal Democrat campaign is going in marginal seats, the collapse of Labour’s organisation in Scotland and who has filled a set of key Lib Dem party posts. … Read the full post »
Edition #57 of Liberal Democrat Newswire came out last week, looking at why the TV debates will be on the wrong dates, who should you bet on to be next party leader and more. … Read the full post »
Not often I welcome the departure of someone from the Liberal Democrats, but in the case of Mike Hancock… … Read the full post »
Edition #51 of Liberal Democrat Newswire came out last week, looking at the latest twists in the race to succeed Tim Farron as Party President, arguments over the rules for electing party committees, new developments in the party’s policy plans for 2015 and more. … Read the full post »
Whether he will have to fight existing – and now ex-Liberal Democrat – MP Mike Hancock at the polls is not yet clear. Hancock, despite being disowned by the Liberal Democrats, may yet fight the seat as an independent. … Read the full post »
One of the party’s most skilled campaigners, Gerald Vernon-Jackson, is one of the three bidding to be the next Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate in Portsmouth South. … Read the full post »
As Mike Hancock is currently suspended by the party, he cannot take part in any such selection and therefore the decision to start a selection is in effect a sacking of Mike Hancock. … Read the full post »