Simon Hughes backs Tim Farron in Lib Dem leadership race
Simon Hughes endorses Tim Farron to be the next leader of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Read about former Liberal Democrat MP and government minister Simon Hughes.
First elected to Parliament in the Bermondsey Parliamentary by-election in 1982, boundary changes saw his seat become Southwark and Bermondsey, and then North Southwark and Bermondsey. He held the seat through these changes until being defeated in the 2015 general election.
Simon Hughes has served as both the President of the Liberal Democrats and as the party’s Deputy Leader. He has stood unsuccessfully to be both leader of the party and also to be Mayor of London.
Simon Hughes endorses Tim Farron to be the next leader of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Four senior Liberal Democrat politicians defeated in the general election, including former business secretary Vince Cable, have turned down offers of a peerage from Nick Clegg. … Read the full post »
“I was very nearly executed by the Iranian government… Simon Hughes saved my life” – Mehdi Kazemi … Read the full post »
Left Unity, which despite its name has a bit of a problem with unity, has had another split – this time in Southwark. … Read the full post »
Three suggestions for good pieces for you to read about protecting our civil liberties in the face of threats from terrorism… … Read the full post »
Polling firm YouGov has produced a set of playing card featuring leading politicians from across the parties. For each person, four polling results are given from the YouGov database. … Read the full post »
Former Liberal Democrat President Simon Hughes is backing Linda Jack in the contest to succeed term-limited Tim Farron as party president. … Read the full post »
Water companies, the “Big Six” energy suppliers and housing associations would be forced to open their books to the public under Liberal Democrat proposals. … Read the full post »
Continuing my reading through old copies of Liberator, I’ve found this story from 1986. You may notice some things haven’t changed much… … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #43 looks at whether or not there will be a Lib Dem leadership election this year. … Read the full post »