Lib Dems propose support package for employers to keep workers safe as lockdown eases (to be published here tomorrow) Davey: UK needs Green Recovery Plan to counter COVID-19 economic damage PM must take charge and ensure deprived children aren’t left behind Davey: PM must abolish suspicion-less stop and search Davey statement after call with the […]
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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 […]
6-7 June 2020 – the weekend’s press releases
Govt failing NHS staff and care workers Govt must not sleep walk into a second peak Govt failing NHS staff and care workers Responding to reports that NHS trusts were not consulted over new face coverings rule, Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said: This is yet another betrayal by the Government of […]
26 May 2020 – the day’s press releases
And that brings us back up to date… All Tory MPs must reflect on Govt resignation and call for Cummings to go Govt must invest now in mental health support given impact of COVID-19 Govt must scrap Vagrancy Act as part of plan to end rough sleeping for good PM out of touch with public […]
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 […]
Lib Dems lead cross party call for mental health plan in response to COVID-19 crisis
Liberal Democrats are at the forefront of cross party calls for a long-term, cross-departmental mental health plan in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Citing the “acute” impact of the pandemic on mental health, a cross party group of Parliamentarians warn that over half of adults admit the coronavirus crisis has impacted their wellbeing. The group, […]
We must revive Britain’s history of bold policy
Coronavirus has blown open many of the issues contemporary society faces as a whole. The UK Government has acted radically in the last few weeks. The furlough scheme has guaranteed many workers pay, and a huge effort has provided support for charities and businesses. Yet many have been left behind. Those laid off have joined […]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Embed from Getty Images ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity’ (A tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens) In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, we […]
Clap For Carers Must Be Followed Up With Action
We have all witnessed or better still participated in the clap for carers initiative which has grown out of the current crisis. I am sure that the carers themselves are lifted by our support. However what they really need is practical help, something that the government has been slow in coming up with. Britain’s carers […]
Going back to normal would be the worst outcome of this crisis
Embed from Getty Images This global pandemic, and the consequent unprecedented changes to how we live, has laid bare the inequality that exists in our society. Covid-19 has given inequality a human face when previously it was understood by many in the form of stats and figures, news reports, policy documents, while many more were […]