Nick Clegg on the Court Judgement
In an intelligent political world the gov would have made this decision, not a court. We now need a coherent #Brexit plan that works for all
3 Nov 2016
Understanding the High Court Article 50 Decision (link to full judgment)
The High Court today ruled that the Prime Minister cannot give notice of intention to withdraw from the European Union ("activate Article 50") without reference to Parliament. Social media has exploded this morning with comment about this. A lot of it is inaccurate and gets wrong why the court had ruled as it has and what are the practical implications of the ruling, which will be appealed to the Supreme Court in December.
AH
3 Nov 2016
Roger Roberts writes: we must do more for the Calais children
The crisis that we are faced with in the UK and Europe is only part of a worldwide migration crisis. We hear from the United Nations that there are 65 million displaced persons in the world, and we know that in Europe alone, as already mentioned, there are 88,000 unaccompanied children. In the years to come, our legacy will not be a good one for our children, because with global warming, economic disasters and conflict, the flow of refugees could well become a torrent. So we have to face years ahead when we will need to tackle problems such as this far more effectively than we have this migration crisis. When we debated the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, I was very sad to see 200 Conservative Members of this House walking into the Not Content Lobby so as not to accept the 3,000 children mentioned in that amendment. I felt heartbroken that noble Lords could even think of going into the Not Content Lobby on that amendment. I hope that in the future we realise that this is not a one-off. It is something
LRR
3 Nov 2016
Richmond Green Party won’t contest Richmond Park by-election; backing Lib Dems instead
This is rather helpful news for Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Olney: Ukip, of course, is backing Zac Goldsmith whilst the calls by Labour MPs for their party to back the Liberal Democrats didn't win out in their party.
3 Nov 2016
Government lies on NHS funding hurts us all
A group of MPs say the government is being dishonest when they claim it is allocating an extra £10bn to the NHS in England over the next five years. Commenting on the news Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Norman Lamb said: "The Health Select Committee are right to call out the Government on false claims about their investment in the NHS. Services are desperately in need of the money they were promised.
2 Nov 2016
Pork pies and stilton under Brexit threat, says Nick Clegg
Lib Dem spokesman warns EU businesses could make imitations of regionally designated foodstuffs such as Melton Mowbray pork pies and stilton Melton Mowbray pork pies, stilton cheese and British-made chocolate such as Cadbury's could be under threat from Brexit, the former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has warned.
SB
2 Nov 2016
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