Lib Dems: Johnson's plans to create two borders 'ludicrous'
Responding to the publication of the Prime Minister's alternative proposals, Liberal Democrat shadow Brexit Secretary Tom Brake said
3 Oct 2019
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Tories cannot call themselves the law and order party
Responding to the speech by Priti Patel at Conservative party conference, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Christine Jardine said: "It takes some gall for Priti Patel to describe the Conservatives as the party of law and order. "This Conservative Government has just been found to have acted unlawfully by the Supreme Court. Now Boris Johnson is now threatening to break the law again by refusing to extend Article 50. "If the Tories want to talk about law and order, they should start by following the law and ruling out a disastrous no-deal Brexit that their own analysis shows will lead to a rise in public disorder."
2 Oct 2019
Decision to close Weston's A&E doesn't make sense
The Liberal Democrats have expressed dissapointment about the outcome of today's meeting on the future of Weston Hospital.
1 Oct 2019
Rise in homeless deaths demands end of Vagrancy Act
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran has renewed her call for the Vagrancy Act to be scrapped following the publication of new ONS statistics revealing a rise in the deaths of homeless people in 2018.
1 Oct 2019
UK govt must not be silent on situation in Hong Kong
Condemning the shooting of a protestor with a live round in Hong Kong, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Alistair Carmichael MP said:
1 Oct 2019
Tories starve Weston Area Health Trust of £500,000
As local health bosses make crucial decisions about the future of Weston's hospital, the Liberal Democrats have slammed the Tories as "heartless" for starving the NHS of vital cash after revealing Weston Area Health Trust paid over £500,000 in interest on outstanding debt since 2016.
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26 Sep 2019