"If you're willing to work hard and play by the rules, you should have a secure job with proper rights and fair pay. But employment rights and protections haven't kept up with new technology and economic changes," says Nick Cott, Liberal Democrats candidate for Newcastle North..
I was delighted to once again visit Bedford Soup Fest, now in it's third year.
Brexit negatively impacts staff retention at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, the Liberal Democrats have warned. Figures published by the Liberal Democrats reveal that 78 EU staff working at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust have already left the health service this year including 21 nurses and midwives. In the three years since the Brexit vote, 301 NHS staff from the EU have left the local trust. Staff departures from Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust are part of a worrying national trend: over 3,250 NHS staff from the EU have left the health service so far this year, including 1,116 nurses. The data, based on responses to Freedom of Information requests across 50 NHS hospital trusts, reveals that:
Daniel Norton, Liberal Democrat candidate for North East Bedfordshire, has welcomed the major investment in local schools in Bedford Borough Council's updated capital investment programme.
Tory no deal Brexit would increase national debt by £220 billion say Lib Dems Certainty of a Free Trade Deal with EU by December 2020 is Zero, say The Institute for Government Crashing out of the EU would cause the national debt to rise by over £220 billion over the next five years, analysis of figures published by the IFS (Institute for Fiscal Studies) have revealed.
Stephen Dorrell is standing in the Buckingham constituency both as a Remain Alliance and as a Liberal Democrat candidate. The Green Party generously stood aside to give Stephen Dorrell a clear run against the Brexit-supporting Conservative.