Voting is now open in the Liberal Democrat leadership election - read the candidate's election addresses here:
Voting opens today for the Liberal Democrat Leadership Election!
You might get your ballot by either email or post and it might take some time on the 30th or 31st to be sent, as delivery is being staggered through the day. Postal deliveries may take longer, especially if you're overseas.
We owe it to our country to elect a leader who represents a progressive change, who takes a lead on developing our incredible activists and builds a rapport with voters across the UK
Let's be honest with ourselves - we're in a tough spot. Our average polling figure currently stands at 8%, a far cry from the late teens or early 20s we previously enjoyed as recently as last year.
Here's what you need to know to get your vote in the Liberal Democrat Leadership Election
Postal Votes
Postal votes have gone to print on the 27th July 2020. The initial run was around 5,000 voters. These will be sent to Royal Mail on the 29th July 2020.
We expect paper ballots to land between the 30th July and the 2nd August in the UK. We expect this to take up to the 14th August for non-UK postal ballots.
The Prime Minister has been systematically unpicking the vital checks and balances which moderate his powers. Without these, it is a slippery slope towards an elective dictatorship.
In our Democracy the Prime Minister and Government are accountable to Parliament, not the other way round, and yet Boris Johnson has been systematically unpicking the vital checks and balances which moderate his powers.Without these, it is a slippery slope towards an elective dictatorship.
The shorter Parliamentary week was not short of action. Relations with China take centre-stage as our MPs lead warnings of genocide in Xinjang, a Lib Dem UQ raises concerns on the future of the BBC, and the Government deny Parliamentary scrutiny over future trade deals, giving new meaning to 'taking back control'.
A complaint has been made by an individual about Ed Davey's 2020 campaign's use of data gathered in his 2019 leadership campaign for direct marketing.
The party has taken legal advice and received representations from the campaign.
The party's advice concludes that a technical breach has occurred in relation to specific consents. We have advised the campaign of the issues, and have required the campaign to cease using the affected data now and to gain new consents before using it again.
Conservative Ministers are trying to grab new powers to impose curfew and tagging orders on people without evidence. Liberal Democrats are fighting to stop them.
The UK has suffered a number of tragic terrorist attacks in recent weeks and months. The first duty of government is to protect people from this kind of violence, and Liberal Democrats will always work to ensure that our security services have the tools and resources they need to do their jobs.
Russia report, released today has concluded the Government failed to prepare or conduct any proper assessment of Russian interference with the 2016 Brexit referendum,
This watershed report confirms an alarming truth: this Conservative Government has failed to take the Russian threat to our democracy seriously, even despite the clear evidence they interfered to help Donald Trump to the presidency in 2016.
