The Medway Liberal Democrats have chosen Isabelle Cherry, an 18 year old activist, as their candidate for the Strood South by-election Isabelle Cherry, an 18 year old activist, has been chosen to lead the charge for the party. The Strood South ward has significantly high levels of income deprivation compared with the average for Medway - the proportion of children living in poverty in the area stands at over 25%.
Liberal Democrat Councillors and members in Hinckley and Bosworth are heading off to attend the party's conference in Brighton this weekend.
If you have not yet registered for Lib Dem Conference in Brighton starting tomorrow its not too late to do so, even if it is only for the day
The Witney by-election has been set for the 20th October.
Commenting on the news that Education Secretary Justine Greening will not be pushing forward with moves to scrap the parent governor role from schools in England, Education spokesperson John Pugh said:
The European Parliament has voted to support a global ban on the ivory trade ahead of a major international conference that will discuss how to save elephants from extinction.