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Liberal Democrat membership reaches 85,002

The other side of Brexit: What about the Leavers?

I'm increasingly conscious that one really important group has become invisible in the storm around Brexit: the people who actually voted for it. Canvassing recently my ear was firmly bent by someone…

Another Lib Dem win from the Tories: this time in West Oxfordshire

Mark Pack Seven council by-elections this week, with four Conservative defences, two Labour defences and one Ukip defence. And in the seven comes a brilliant Liberal Democrat gain from the…

Article 50 - What's Next?

Over the last month, I've led Liberal Democrat peers in scrutiny of the article 50 bill in the Lords and during that time, we have sought to make changes to the government's plans. We had three…

Greg Mulholland MP: Call time on unfair and disastrous business rates rises for pubs

Sector-specific relief is needed for to address the current imbalance in business rates system, argues Greg Mulholland MP. As is well known, the last few years have been tough ones for Britain's…

Lib Dem members back cooperation with other parties to oppose Brexit

For the last few weeks, I've been running an online survey for Liberal Democrat members into what the party's line should be on Brexit and whether the party should cooperate with other parties to…

Can Foodbanks change lives?

I have been involved with Foodbanks for several years (long before I became politically active). The subject is emotive - last December whilst collecting in Bourne, a woman told me that she didn't…

Analysis of Northern Ireland Election results

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Are we seriously suggesting we expel three million people?

Here's the new film from the Liberal Democrats:

What can the Liberal Democrats learn from the Alliance?

Brilliant result for our sister party, the Alliance Party, in Northern Ireland - vote share up and proportion of seats held up.* I've written before about what the Liberal Democrats can learn from…