Brexit: EU citizens face paying £4,345 ‘teachers’ tax’ to work in UK for five years
Extra 'red tape' before teaching qualifications are recognised will also add to existing recruitment crisis, Liberal Democrats warn
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5 Jan 2020
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Tactical Voting
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5 Jan 2020
New figures show 2.3 million EU citizens without Settled Status
The latest EU Settlement Scheme Statistics, published toward the end of last year by the Home Office, show more than 140,000 EU citizens applied to live and work in the UK after Brexit in November compared to more than half a million submitted in October.
5 Jan 2020
Northern Discomfort: An analysis of the Liberal Democrat performance in the 2017 General Election
Introduction Having spent months out campaigning, first for the County Council elections, and then the general election in 2017, I took a break afterwards by examining the election results! It is clear the Liberal Democrats made good progress in terms of seats: a 50% increase from 8 to 12 MPs compared to 2015; and, agonisingly, fewer than 500 votes away from doubling our seats to 16. (1) This was achieved, however, against a slightly lower vote share of 7.4%, compared to the already-low point of 7.9% in 2015, and an accompanying further decline in our vote in many seats.
5 Jan 2020
Engagement not drone strikes - Foreign Secretary's blank-cheque defence of Trump not in the UK's interests says Liberal Democrats' Leader
"Dominic Raab's lapdog defence of Donald Trump's reckless action against Iran is seriously misguided and not in Britain's best interests," Liberal Democrats Acting Leader Ed Davey said following Dominic Raab's appearance on BBC TV this morning,
5 Jan 2020
King's Fund backs Liberal Democrats' call to Conservative Government to scrap its "Nurse Tax" as health staff shortages rise.
Newcastle Liberal Democrats' Health spokesperson Dr Wendy Taylor has welcomed calls from the King's Fund to scrap the NHS fee for foreign health care professionals, She said:
5 Jan 2020