This morning I was looking on Twitter at the heartbreaking messages from people who had not been able to see their loved ones before they died in May 2020 due to the Covid rules in force at the time, or to attend family funerals or visit relatives in care homes. These are deeply hurtful and […]
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Will the next LibDem Leader have national ballot appeal?
Who are the Liberal Democrats? How far does their leader embody their party? In what way would their leader be a desirable UK Prime Minister? As Liberal Democrats go to the polls to elect a leader these should be the questions members of the party have at the front and centre of their minds. These […]
16-17 May 2020: the weekend’s press releases
Lib Dems: Covid-19 mental health implications a ticking time bomb Lib Dems call for permanent remote voting option for MPs Govt must be transparent if they want public support for reopening schools Davey: Govt approach to tracing ‘totally inadequate’ Lib Dems: Govt putting ideology above people’s lives in refusing to extend Brexit talks Govt must […]
Catch-up: 24 November 2019 – the day’s press releases (part 1)
Gotten myself into a bit of a backlog position, I’m afraid – the price you pay for going to St Albans, it seems… Lib Dems to invest 7 billion to save our schools Lib Dems: McDonnell refuses to come clean on Brexit EU staff at Johnson’s local NHS trust feel “anxiety” over Brexit Lib Dems: […]
US trade deal will mean higher drugs bills for NHS
President Trump is apparently to be told by Boris Johnson that the NHS is “off the table” in any negotiations with the UK Government over trade, but there are other ways in which a trade deal can be exploited by the USA, which will inevitably result in a higher drugs bill for the NHS. […]
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 […]
16 November 2019 – the overnight press releases
Lib Dems announce plans to plant 60 million trees a year Lib Dems: EU staff crucial to our NHS Lib Dems announce plans to plant 60 million trees a year Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson will plant a tree in Hampstead today (Saturday 16 November), as the party announces ambitious proposals to undertake the largest […]
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 […]
Of course the Lib Dems oppose exposing our health service in future trade deals
If you’re seeing attacks from Labour types on social media tonight, saying that we didn’t vote for their amendment which, amongst other things, called for the NHS to be protected in future trade deals, ignore them. Political parties often do this. It’s a silly game and I don’t like it when we do it, too. […]