


Brexit: MPs could hijack emergency Saturday sitting of Commons to force through second referendum
MPs to meet at weekend for first time in 37 years as massive anti-Brexit crowds gather outside Parliamentary supporters of a Final Say referendum could hijack an emergency sitting of the Commons on 19 October to force a public vote on any Brexit outcome.

Untimely death of Roy Bickerton
Roy was one of the oldest members of High Peak Libdems when he was sadly killed in a road accident in September, close to his home in New Mills. He was 86 and had been a Liberal/Libdem member for most of his adult life. He had been a New Mills Town councillor and a High Peak Borough Councillor where he gained the respect of all his colleagues from all parties as a sensible and hard-working man.

Calling Notice for the A.G.M of the East Midlands Liberal Democrats
With the current state of play politically, and the chance of an impending snap general election, we've had strong feedback from some members and conversations with candidates, that they may not attend the conference as it's a full Saturday that they could spend campaigning - and Saturday is campaign "gold time".
Britain should be leading a European FBI
Brexit will only take us further away In the early 1930s Bonnie and Clyde pioneered a new way of making money in Texas: they robbed banks and murdered police. As we know from the cinema, they drove their ill-gotten gains in a rickety car over a state border across which the local police could not pursue them. Faced by this new motorised threat, the Congress in Washington DC created a police force which could cross frontiers. They called it the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI.
Brexit news latest: Britain against leaving EU as poll of polls says most now want to stay
Britain has turned against Brexit and would now vote to stay in the European Union, according to the biggest ever poll-of-polls. The YouGov analysis for the Evening Standard of 300 surveys shows "concrete" evidence that the country shifted against quitting the European bloc in the year after the June 2016 referendum and has steadfastly stuck to this position ever since.
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Protecting children from sexual abuse
No child should ever have to experience sexual abuse. These are horrifying crimes that cause so much harm to the children who are victims. We will keep up the pressure so that the action needed to make our communities safe all children finally happens.

New Year Message
Government must deliver the change people are yearning for

This Christmas, Love is Enough
A new charity single to support young carers