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Press release on the Autumn Statement.

Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget

Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

Nick Clegg on Article 50 and single market access

Former leader of the Liberal Democrats and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg told the Sunday Politics that he would vote against Article 50 unless two conditions are met. He said he wanted to see assurances from the government that they will seek to remain inside the single market. He also wants a second referendum on the terms of the final deal. Watch the full clip here

Join the biggest Liberal Democrat campaign Lincolnshire has ever seen

The brilliant result in Richmond Park on Thursday has given a real boost to the other Parliamentary by-election happening right now - in the Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency in Lincolnshire. This by-election was called after the Tory MP resigned over the Government's approach to the single market, and whilst it may be at the other end of the 'remain vote scale' from Richmond Park, there are still many thousands of people looking for a strong and positive voice for their views. The local party has been working hard over the past few weeks under the radar. However, now Richmond Park is won, we desperately need as many people as possible to focus their attentions here to deliver the best result possible on Thursday.

Jerry's Vision Heralds a New Era

Chinese Liberal Democrats would like to congratulate our Co-Chair Jerry Cheung, Managing Director of New Era Development (UK) Ltd for receiving the prestigious Sheffield Business Award in the category of "Special Recognition," for his contributions to the City!

Celebrities, and Ordinary People

This is the first of a series of postcards which Anita Day, Parliamentary Spokesperson for Grantham and Stamford has written to members and supporters. It's been an interesting 24 hours! On Friday, I had the honour of spending a couple of hours with Tim Farron when I met him off his train in Grantham, whilst he was on his way to Sleaford to support Ross Pepper's campaign. Tim stopped off at Grantham Hospital and spoke to several TV, newspaper and online journalists about the result in Richmond Park, and the state of health services in Lincolnshire. Tim was a really nice guy and exactly as he appears on TV… very laid back and down-to-earth, and he made an effort to put me at ease, which was much appreciated, as I was quite nervous beforehand and even managed to prang my car on the gate as I was leaving home! But it was a fascinating afternoon as it allowed me not only to see first-hand how he handled the journos, but also to form my own opinion of the man who is spearheading our Lib Dem Fightback. I was impres

Labour’s Leicester Recycling Failure. Leicester City Council ranked 278th in Local Authority Lists.

Liberal Democrats in Leicester have uncovered figures citing a decline in Recycling targets reached by Labour run Leicester City Council. The last available figures on the Leicester City Council website is for the year 2013/14.

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