Govt must not use new commission to avoid tackling racism straight away Govt must support struggling families Govt must not use new commission to avoid tackling racism straight away Responding to the Government’s announcement of a cross-governmental commission to address the inequalities that BAME communities face, Liberal Democrat Equalities Spokesperson Christine Jardine said: Too many […]
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8 June 2020 – today’s press releases
Empty pharma stockpiles show govt must rethink transition extension Covid-19 infection rate in Welsh prisons tops 20% Derisory increase in asylum support is appalling Testing announcement shows protective ring around care homes claim untrue Rees-Mogg must follow through on promises to look at voting rights for carers Empty pharma stockpiles show govt must rethink transition […]
27 November 2019 – today’s press releases
Lib Dem poster attacks Johnson for lying to Queen, Parliament and people Lib Dems: Trump to profit from Brexit Britain Lib Dems – Immigration detention must be absolute last resort Welsh Lib Dems welcome votes at 16 Leaked documents show US offered PR advice to UK over chlorinated chicken Lib Dem poster attacks Johnson for […]
17 November 2019 – today’s press releases
Lib Dems commit £6 billion per year to strengthen welfare system Lib Dems: Unholy alliance signs up to Johnson’s disastrous deal Lib Dems: Tory migration policy panders to Farage Swinson: Clueless Corbyn cannot answer the most basic questions on Brexit Labour pursuing Brexit makes their dentist policy ‘undeliverable’ Lib Dems: Tory nurse tax ballooning due […]
Luciana: EU staff critical to our NHS
Lib Dem Health Spokesperson Luciana Berger has spoken out about how Brexit would harm our NHS, emphasising how reliant we are on EU doctors and nurses. Analysis done by the Labour Party highlights that NHS staff work a million hours of unpaid overtime every week. That doesn’t surprise me. When my husband was seriously ill […]
15 November 2019 – yesterday’s press releases
Tories pushing ‘Trumpian agenda’ on immigration Lib Dems: Record waiting times show Tories “dismal record” on NHS Tusk comments show there is “light at the end of the tunnel” for Remainers Tories pushing ‘Trumpian agenda’ on immigration Responding to Priti Patel’s comments regarding cutting overall levels of immigration, Liberal Democrats Shadow Home Affairs spokesperson, Christine […]
LibLink: Christine Jardine We all deserve the same quality of mental health care as my late husband
Christine Jardine’s column is a bit different this week. She writes about how her late husband, Calum, was affected by Bipolar Disorder. Calum Macdonald was a brilliant journalist, working for the Herald in Glasgow for many years. Although they were separated at the time of his death from a heart attack during the 2017 election […]
29 November 2018 – today’s press releases (the 500 miles edition)
Later than usual this evening, as I’ve spent the evening at a Proclaimers concert, courtesy of my lovely wife… it wasn’t 500 miles away… PM leaving us in the dark on immigration Cable: May “running scared” of real opposition Lib Dems warn BBC that ‘Brexit debate’ may breach Ofcom code Government has let down victims […]
13 November 2018 – today’s press releases
We’ve had a deluge of press releases today, perhaps unsurprisingly, given events… Moran: Isolation booths are a symbol of a broken education system Davey: Brexodus already damaging NHS and social care Lib Dems back move to defeat ‘craven’ Govt over FOBT delay Brexit will derail the gravy train Davey: Tory cuts make our borders less […]