Norman Lamb was born in 1957 and worked as a solicitor specialising in employment law before he moved into politics. He was a councillor, and leader of the Lib Dem group, in Norwich before later becoming MP for North Norfolk.
Norman Lamb ran for the Liberal Democrat leadership in 2015, when he lost to Tim Farron. He was knighted in 2019 for his work on mental health.
A listing of seats purely by swing to win is not the same as a listing of future target seats as other factors come into account too. It does however give a good overall picture of the territory over which the next election will be contested. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson has decided to run for Deputy Leader rather than Leader of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Following the general election and pending the election of a new party leader, Tim Farron has announced a new line-up for the Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet. … Read the full post »
Theresa May promised strong and stable leadership. She has brought weakness and uncertainty. If she has an ounce of self-respect she will resign. … Read the full post »
Political parties do not operate in a vacuum. Rather they operate in the context of what the voters currently think and what the other parties currently do. … Read the full post »
Candidates don’t get to control what their would-be voters do. That sounds obvious, and indeed is obvious, yet is also frequently forgotten. … Read the full post »
The former chief executive of the NHS in England, David Nicholson, has backed Liberal Democrat plans to put a penny on income tax to rescue the health and care service. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #95 came out at the weekend, taking a look at how the Liberal Democrats performed in last week’s local elections. You can now read it in full below, but if you’d like the convenience of getting it direct by email in future just sign up for it here. A warm welcome to … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #94 previews the Liberal Democrat manifesto for the 2017 general election and looks at how Theresa May could lose. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #91 came out last week, with a special focus on the May elections: the by-election in Manchester Gorton and Lib Dem prospects in the council contests. … Read the full post »