A HM Inspectorate of Probation report has found that the National Probation Service (NPS) is hampered by staff shortages, stretched middle managers and poor facilities. Liberal Democrats Justice Spokesperson Daisy Cooper responded:
Liberal Democrats' finance spokesperson in Newcastle, Cllr Colin Ferguson, has objected to the way that Councillors have been asked to agree to an annual uprating of Council Tax Relief Income Bands in line with the Retail Prices Index (RPI), and to agree to remove this from further consultation & scrutiny in future years.
Next Saturday is the first meeting of the new Liberal Democrat Federal Board (FB), which will see a mix of old and new faces either around the table or joining via video conference. It'll also be my first outing chairing the Board, so with a bit of luck, we'll have finished by Monday lunchtime…
In the face of the bully-boy president, the prime minister's Brexit experiment must not override open and honest cooperation with our European allies
The Liberal Democrats have now annouced the roles of their MPs in their new Commons Team.
Some of you may have started receiving emails and calls to action from our new Local Party Organiser, Lucy Mannion. Lucy took on the role at the start of the year. She has been getting to grips with organising the office and meeting members.