Rwanda ruling: So much time and money wasted
Responding to the news that the Government's Rwanda plan has been ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
15 Nov 2023
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Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
Carmichael calls for resilience assurances ahead of 2025 copper wire network shutdown
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for government assurances that islanders will not be “left cut off” in the event of power outages after the planned shutdown of the copper wire network.
15 Nov 2023
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
Carmichael raises high winter mortality in call for meeting on fuel poverty
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has called on ministers from the Treasury to meet with local groups fighting fuel poverty to better understand the challenges in the isles, following the release of provisional statistics.
15 Nov 2023
Rennie delivers annual Charles Kennedy lecture
Former Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie MSP has delivered the annual Charles Kennedy Lecture at the Ben Nevis Hotel in Lochaber.
15 Nov 2023
No firm date yet on Olympia reopening
Liberal Democrat Dundee City Council Group Leader, Cllr Fraser Macpherson, has today been advised that there is still no firm date for re-opening of the Olympia swimming facility, despite contractor handover taking place in the first week of October.
15 Nov 2023
Council slammed as cancelled bus services causes job loss and warnings to university students
In an interview with BBC Three Counties Radio Liberal Democrat Councillor Jon Abbott has slammed Bedford Borough Council for their lack of engagement with Grant Palmer who have had to cancel a number of bus services in recent months.
14 Nov 2023