Another election candidate faces court over alleged false statements
A defeated candidate from the May 2010 general election is facing court action following claims he made false statements about Mike Hancock. … 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 defeated candidate from the May 2010 general election is facing court action following claims he made false statements about Mike Hancock. … Read the full post »
The Portsmouth News carries some more comments concerning the reports of a police “investigation” into alleged/reported allegations concerning Mike Hancock MP. … Read the full post »
It’s a fair bet that much of the media coverage of Liberal Democrat conference will be of the form ‘THEY’RE DOOMED!’. … Read the full post »
Using the official information on which MP is attending which fringe meeting, this is how the autumn 2010 Liberal Democrat conference league table looks. … Read the full post »
Just over 100 days into coalition, it’s becoming clearer how the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party (in the Commons) is shaping up and where dissent is likely to come from. … Read the full post »
Two Liberal Democrat MPs voted in Parliament against a budget proposal to increase the rate of VAT to 20%. … Read the full post »
The following list of MPs backing different Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader candidates only lists those who have declared their support in public so far. … Read the full post »
The Financial Times has the story of an act of generosity by a Liberal Democrat MP. … Read the full post »
Portsmouth Conservative councillor Lee Hunt has quit the Conservative council group in a dispute over claims of a hate campaign. … Read the full post »