Liberal Democrats safeguard Grenfell Tower survivors rights
Speaking in the House of Lords, John,Lord Shipley Liberal Democrat (a former Leader of Newcastle City Council) said :
6 Jul 2017
National News
Calls for independent review into fire safety accepted
Calls by Southwark Liberal Democrats for an ‘independent’ review into Southwark Council’s fire safety and fire risk assessments have been recognised...
6 Jul 2017
Alistair Carmichael MP writes…The truth about those “secret Tory talks”
A couple of weeks ago I was due to meet with one of my counterparts in the Conservative whips office. These meetings are routine and are not normally the subject of comment. This particular meeting was intended to deal with allocation of offices between the parties for MPs to use. In fact the meeting did not go ahead although I DID meet the Government Chief Whip's Private Secretary (known inside the bubble as the usual channels). The meeting that did not happen (mundane though it was) somehow found its way into the Daily Mail who proceeded to speculate wildly about whether the meeting was indeed a sign that the Lib Dems were now cosying up to the Tories to stitch up a secret coalition deal.
ACMP
5 Jul 2017
South Lakes young people twice as likely to end up in hospital due to alcohol abuse
New figures show that the proportion of young people in the South Lakes admitted to hospital due to excessive alcohol consumption is more than double the national rate. Local MP Tim Farron is calling for the government to give more funding to alcohol awareness and support schemes targeted at young people.
5 Jul 2017
TheLibDems.org - as dscussed on Today by Paddy Ashdown
Here is Ashdown's second rule for the internet age: "If you see a business model that takes no account of the new technologies,...
PA
5 Jul 2017
Old Hutton power station plans "not appropriate" - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron has expressed his opposition to plans to build a power plant and energy storage site in Old Hutton.
5 Jul 2017