Incredible
Today, I joined dozens of activists in Witney to open Liz Leffman's by-election HQ - and I don't mind telling you, the buzz was incredible.
TF
30 Sep 2016
Lord Roger Roberts write…highlighting the plight of child refugees
The Refugee Crisis is especially severe when we look at the fate of those who are young and alone. The United Kingdom is pledged to accommodate those most in need. The Dubs amendment originally called for 3,000 to be allowed into the United Kingdom. This was defeated and I sat on the bench in the Lords as 200 Tories marched through the Not Content lobby. These fathers, mothers and grandparents were trampling on the hopes of thousands of "other" children. Eventually an amendment was approved obliging the government to accept an unspecified number of children. We are told that throughout Europe there are 88,000 unaccompanied asylum seekers. Human Rights Watch says that alarming numbers of migrant children in Greece are being detained in deplorable and depraved conditions. Unaccompanied minors - some as young as 14 - are being held in substandard and chaotic detention centres across the country in flagrant violation of international and Greek law, the group said in a report on Friday.
LRL
30 Sep 2016
Double Lib Dems gains from Tories kick off by-election results
Another Lib Dem win with a big vote increase to kick off the results from the eight by-elections today. Congratulations Adrian England and his team in Dacorum: Most unusually, up to and including 2011 this ward was a Conservative versus Labour battle, but a 2013 Lib Dem by-election win from third place was followed in 2015 by the ward being split one Lib Dem, one Conservative in the elections. Now it is all Lib Dem.
MP
30 Sep 2016
Tim Farron welcomes new Lib Dem members – over 1000 this week
Over 300 people joined the Liberal Democrats yesterday in the wake of Jeremy Corbyn's re-election, That brings the total of new members to over 1000 this week. It's been a good week for the party, which has more councillors in seats gained from both Labour and the Tories.
CL
25 Sep 2016
Tim Farron MP: The Lib Dems are fighting to keep Britain open, tolerant and united
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron reflects on a string of recent council byelection successes for his party which suggest the party "making real progress" and providing "the real voice of opposition to the Conservative Brexit Government".
TFMP
25 Sep 2016
Liz Leffman’s Witney campaign hits the ground running
(R-L) Party President Sal Brinton, Witney candidate Liz Leffman and Paul Walter with
PW
25 Sep 2016
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