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The dire state of mental health services
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's recent report on mental health provision is damning.
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Lib Dems: Universal Credit could lead to up to 1.3 million evictions
New data released this week by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveals that only 6% of Universal Credit claimants in the private rented sector have their rent paid directly to their…
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Lib Dem gains Aylesbury Vale seat from Conservatives
Eight Thursday council by-elections this week. Plus a ninth slipped in earlier in the week:
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Nick Clegg: Brexiters wanted to ‘take back control’ but we risk losing control of Ireland if we’re not careful
This week, on a visit to Dublin with Michael Heseltine and Andrew Adonis, I found myself in the Irish Department of Finance. Black and white photographs of former ministers line the walls.
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MPs set to hear proposals for new law on upskirting that could land offenders two-year prison sentence
Proposals to jail people for up to two years for taking "upskirt" photographs are due to be put to MPs later this year.
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Mental Health is not a finished campaign – we need you more than ever.
I was excited to be speaking with many of our dedicated members, and many energised new members at the fantastic conference in Southport. To my joy, I found that mental health is still very much a…
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How to improve an action photo: deploy the #LibDemDucks
With potholes in the news again and local elections hoving into view, now is a good time to repeat that standard advice: pothole photos don't have to be boring. In fact, no political campaigning…
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MPs call for probe into claim that social media data breach helped sway Brexit result
Ministers were urged today to make a Commons statement on claims that millions of people's private data was hijacked to sway the Brexit referendum.
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Tim Farron: How would you want your family to be treated if they were fleeing war?
On Friday, MPs kept alive a Bill proposed by the SNP's Angus MacNeil aimed at reuniting refugee families. The debate was one of those which makes you proud of MPs from all parties. The Bill had…
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Vince calls on Government to delay changes to mortgage interest payment for people on benefits
In less than 3 weeks' time, the Government stops paying mortgage interest to for those on certain benefits.
