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Nick Clegg: will Brexit help him go from political Judas to comeback kid?

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.

TNS
18 Oct 2016
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Clegg: PM should 'delay' triggering Article 50

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.

17 Oct 2016
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Who Decides? Paul Tyler’s book is well worth a read

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.

MP
17 Oct 2016
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Farron: Government doesn’t understand needs of universities or public perceptions of immigration

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.

TV
15 Oct 2016
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Lib Dems appoint Daisy Cooper as Candidate Diversity Champion

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.

14 Oct 2016
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Lib Dems gain council seat from Tories in Poole

A Lib Dem gain again from the Tories this week and great to see a full set of Liberal Democrat candidates in this week's set of nine principal local authority by-elections. Elsewhere, it was a case of a couple of solid Lib Dem holds up in the north west, but otherwise the sort of widespread low vote shares in many wards which show how much there is still to do for the Liberal Democrats to recover.

14 Oct 2016
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Latest UK News

Fair Votes Now!

The Liberal Democrats have long championed proportional representation, advocating for a voting system where every vote truly counts. We believe that reforming our electoral system is crucial for a fairer democracy and better governance.

LD
by Liberal Democrats
16 Sep 2024
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Health, Care & the NHS

Saving our NHS

We believe everyone deserves high-quality healthcare, accessible when and where it’s needed and free at the point of use.

LD
15 Sep 2024
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Environment

National Nature Parks

The Liberal Democrats have laid out a bold and ambitious plan to restore the UK’s natural environment and ensure that everyone can access a clean, healthy, and thriving green space.

LD
15 Sep 2024
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