Democracy and civil liberties groups challenge government over political leafleting ‘ban’
Big Brother Watch press releases a welcome follow-up to Unlock Democracy’s concerns over the May elections. … Read the full post »
Tom Brake, previously elected a councillor in Hackney and then Sutton, was Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington 1997-2017. A keen pro-European, he spent several years at school in France when a child.
Big Brother Watch press releases a welcome follow-up to Unlock Democracy’s concerns over the May elections. … Read the full post »
Former Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake has a new role, as Director of constitutional and political reform campaigners Unlock Democracy. … Read the full post »
What to make of the Lib Dem general election so far, the MRP data and the number of Lib Dem leaflets? Liberal Democrat Newswire #132 has some of the answers. … Read the full post »
In case you missed it last week, here’s the second (and final) of my messages sent out by party HQ to members for the Party President election. … Read the full post »
Alongside the leader of our MEPs, Catherine Bearder, the Lib Dem Brexit spokesperson, Tom Brake MP, is also backing me as Liberal Democrat President. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat party leader Jo Swinson has updated and expanded her Shadow Cabinet line-up, adding roles for new MPs Luciana Berger, Sam Gyimah, Phillip Lee and Angela Smith along with some changes in the responsibilities of the others. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat shadow Brexit Secretary Tom Brake has signed the cross-party Bill which, if passed, will force Boris Johnson to request a three month extension if Parliament has either not agreed a deal or agreed to no-deal by October 19th. … Read the full post »
Welcome news from Parliament regarding civil liberties in Northern Ireland… … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesperson Tom Brake has joined a cross-party group of MPs in taking crowdfunded legal action against the Metropolitan Police. … Read the full post »
An update on my post about over 1,000 people joining the party since the spectacular local election results. It’s now over 2,000. … Read the full post »