Liberal Democrats go jumping
Forget Lib Dems who point. Now we’ve got Lib Dems who jump, featuring Willie Rennie and Vince Cable. … Read the full post »
Vince Cable
Read about the Liberal Democrat MP and former Secretary of State for Business Vince Cable. He was elected leader of the Liberal Democrats in 2017, following Tim Farron’s resignation.
Vince Cable’s memoirs Free Radical are well worth a read.
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Welcome to my email digest for news from the Liberal Democrats in London, combining official news stories from the region with those from London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon and the London Lib Dem MPs. … Read the full post »
How will the Lib Dems do in May? (Liberal Democrat Newswire #111)
The May elections are only a few weeks, a couple of dozen leaflet drops and three score candidate tweets away. So LDN #111 takes a look at the Lib Dem prospects, how Brexit may play out in those contests and what we can learn from the candidate numbers. … Read the full post »
VIDEO: Vince Cable on Syria
Watch Vince Cable react to the news that Theresa May has approved strikes against Syria without Parliamentary Approval. … Read the full post »
Vince Cable sets out Lib Dem approach to talk of military strikes on Syria
“We condemn the Russian Government for vetoing a full UN investigation into chemical weapons use in Syria. The Syrian Government must allow full and unfettered access for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons” – Vince Cable … Read the full post »
“They’re definitely doing better than we’ve seen for a while”: senior Conservatives fear Lib Dem progress in May elections
Senior Tories in Westminster are nervous about the Lib Dems’ chances. “They’re definitely doing better than we’ve seen for a while,” one cabinet minister told BuzzFeed News recently. … Read the full post »
Vince Cable attacks Jeremy Corbyn for failing to stand up for the poorest
Rounding off the Southport conference which saw the party adopted a new strategy, Lib Dem leader Vince Cable took a swing at Jeremy Corbyn (a life-long Eurosceptic) for talking about workers but supporting a Brexit which will hit workers. … Read the full post »
19 times we rejected Conservative plans to cut workers’ rights – Vince Cable
During his Q+A session at Liberal Democrat conference in Southport, Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable talked about his support for those worried about their university pensions. … Read the full post »
“I would like us to have an ethnic minority candidate” – Vince Cable on next London Mayor election
Continuing his round of party conference interviews, Vince Cable talked to the Evening Standard about, amongst other things, the next election for Mayor of London: … Read the full post »
Cable challenges May and Corbyn to live TV debate on Brexit
With around a year until Britain leaves the European Union, Vince Cable said a live TV debate would be an ideal moment to update voters on the parties’ competing visions of Brexit. … Read the full post »