I’m a Brighton Lib Dem and I’m proud that our local party stood aside for...
A few weeks ago, Liberal Democrat members in Brighton Pavilion voted not to stand against Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, following a debate in which local party members from all three Brighton and...
View ArticleLib Dem manifesto promises legal cannabis, increased spending and a second...
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron will launch his party’s manifesto with a speech in London tonight, confirming the party’s flagship promise of a second referendum on Brexit. Although is treating...
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Labour gains eight points in new poll, narrowing Conservative lead
Labour sems to have enjoyed a jump in support after its manifesto launch, gaining eight points in the latest Ipsos MORI/Evening Standard poll. The party has climbed from 26 to 34 points, while the...
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Theresa May is less trusted among LGBT voters than any other major party leader
LGBT voters are are throwing their weight behind Labour, a new poll of Pink News readers has found. Of 1,012 respondents, 44 per cent intended to vote for Labour while 32 per cent back the...
View ArticlePeople of faith should be welcome in politics – but religion is not a ‘get...
Over the last three days, MPs have been sworn in to the House of Commons, making their oaths on the Bible, Koran, Gita, Book of Mormon and other religious texts, or making a solemn affirmation of...
View Article‘Threadbare’, ‘vague’, ‘lame’— progressives respond to the Queen’s Speech
Progressive parties, trade unions and civil society groups have slammed this morning’s Queen’s Speech, insisting that doesn’t offer solutions to the major problems facing British people. The SNP’s...
View ArticleTim Farron: The Tories are breaking their promises to protect child refugees
Pic: Refugees arriving in Germany, 2015 In the heart of my constituency there is a poignant reminder of the horrors child refugees have endured – and what Britain has done to help them. Not refugees...
View ArticleTim Farron: Why I’m backing Ed Davey for Lib Dem leader
In 2024, I want the Liberal Democrats to play a key role in beating the Conservatives and removing them from office. Never has there been a government more deserving of ejection. Our revival is an...
View ArticleTim Farron says he treated the Young Liberals with ‘respect’ as he faces...
The former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has said he treated the Young Liberals with ‘respect’ following a debate in which he called their position on housing ‘Thatcherite’ and ‘the most right...
View ArticleAs under-investigation water company makes eye-watering dividend payout, Tory...
Conservative MPs have been slammed for voting against a compensation scheme that would be awarded to swimmers who become ill from sewage in UK waters. The amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill...
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