In his latest 'Brexit Challenge' paper setting out the details of what leaving the European Union really means, Nick Clegg has turned to the pitfalls facing the UK's food and drink industry: In his latest 'Brexit Challenge' paper setting out the details of what leaving the European Union really means, Nick Clegg has turned to the pitfalls facing the UK's food and drink industry:
The former deputy prime minister is playing a central role in the campaign to force a vote on the government's Brexit plans After spending half a decade as a political pariah, Nick Clegg seems to be on his way to a comeback of sorts. The former Liberal Democrat leader has teamed up with his old political rival, Ed Miliband, and a small but significant group of Tory Remainers, to lead the call for there to be full parliamentary scrutiny of the government's Brexit plan. Last week, he found himself resoundingly cheered from the Labour benches as he demanded to know how the government could claim the right to know what Brexit means.
The former Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has said the Prime Minister "would have to go back and improve her negotiating stance" if she presented a vision of Brexit to the House of Commons that MPs did not agree with. Speaking to Andrew Marr, he said delaying triggering Article 50 would be a "very good thing" because Theresa May's negotiating timetable will overlap with the campaign period for the French and German elections.
Who Decides? is like an excellent after dinner speaker - not too long, with plenty of laughs and a bit of knowledge imparted. The book intertwines Lib Dem peer and former MP Lord Tyler's amusing recollections of collective decision making during his political career (including Parliamentary committees, candidate selection meetings and party management bodies) with extracts from the guide to understanding, managing and exploiting committees published in 1962 by the former government chief psychologist, Edgar Anstey.
Universities UK has published the results of a poll carried out by ICM which shows that only a quarter of people think of foreign students as immigrants and that the vast majority of people think that foreign students make a valuable contribution and should be allowed to stay on to work here after graduation. Two-thirds agreed that international students have a positive impact on the local economies of the towns and cities that they study in, and three in five (59%) agreed that their economic contribution helps create jobs.
A news release from the Liberal Democrats brings this excellent news about Daisy Cooper: Liberal Democrat Leader Tim Farron and President Sal Brinton have appointed Daisy Cooper as the party's Candidate Diversity Champion, to drive forward and coordinate the party's action plan to improve the diversity of its MPs.
October is Black History Month - a chance to celebrate the Black British community, acknowledge their contributions and discover their stories.
Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.
