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News from the European Parliament

The new EU Commission was voted into office by MEPs this week (and will serve for the next five years). The UK has not proposed a Commissioner. Upcoming dates Following the USA's lack of appointment of judges to the WTO's Appellate Body and its blocking of the replacement of any members, the Appellate Body will cease to be operational after 10th December, when the mandates of two of three remaining Appellate Body members will expire. This means that world trade disputes can no longer be adjudicated by an international court. (So much for Conservative claims that they will trade on WTO rules, something which no other country in the world does).

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by Bill Newton Dunn MEP

1 Dec 2019

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Alan Hilliar on Victoria Road, Aldershot

Alan Hilliar's four top priorities for Aldershot and Farnborough

Alan Hilliar and the Lib Dems have set out four key priorities in this election to help build a brighter future for Britain:

1 Dec 2019

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Running scared. Dismal performance by Boris Johnson on TV this morning. No plan for NHS, no plan for social care

"Given Boris Johnson's dismal performance this morning on Marr it is no wonder he is running scared of Andrew Neil and refusing to be held to account in debates," says Liberal Democrats Leader Jo Swinson.

1 Dec 2019

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Liberal Democrats Publish Plan to End Rough Sleeping in Kent & Medway

Building secure homes which are fit for the future is at the heart of the Liberal Democrats' plan for a brighter future. A Liberal Democrat government will tackle the housing crisis by ensuring that 300,000 new homes are built per year, including 100,000 social homes for rent. Alan Bullion, Liberal Democrat Candidate for Rainham and Gillingham said "Liberal Democrats have set out a bold plan to end rough sleeping within five years, spanning social housing, welfare, local authority funding and legal changes. Nobody should have to spend a night sleeping on the streets across our towns. It is the most shameful example of the failure of this Conservative Government to provide a safety net in Medway for those who need it. The Conservatives are sitting on their hands, failing to protect the most vulnerable people in society. They haven't built enough social housing, their benefit cuts have made poverty worse, and they blocked Liberal Democrat efforts to repeal the cruel, Dickensian law that criminalises peop

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by Medway Liberal Democrats - Alan Wells

1 Dec 2019

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Time to close Wolverhampton pay gap say Lib Dems

Time to close Wolverhampton pay gap say Lib Dems Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats have said, if elected, they will fight 'tooth...

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by Nick Machnik-Foster

1 Dec 2019

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Green Hero - Robert Eggleston

Let`s DO something about Plastics Pollution! Councillor Robert Eggleston (leader of the Burgess Hill Town Council) is the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mid Sussex and is very concerned about the huge problems associated with plastics waste and was one of the authors of the plastics pollution motion that became Lib Dem policy at the 2018 Party conference...

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by Keith Melton & Laura Sykes

1 Dec 2019

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