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Parliament
There are 63 Liberal Democrat MPs in the House of Commons and 75 Liberal Democrat Peers in the House of Lords. We are the strongest Liberal Democrat or Liberal force in the UK Parliament since the 1920s.
On the parliamentary pages of this site you can:
- Read the latest news and reports on Lib Dem speeches and action in Parliament
- Read weekly diaries of events from both Houses
- Find the Liberal Democrat position on major bills
- Read more about the Liberal Democrat Record in Parliament
Additionally you can read short biographies of our MPs and Peers, and obtain a full list of our shadow ministers, elsewhere on this site.
These pages cover the Westminster Parliament only. You can read news from the Liberal Democrats in the Scottish Parliament on the Scottish Lib Dems' website, and news from Lib Dems in the National Assembly for Wales on the Welsh Lib Dems' website. Additionally you can read biographies of our Members of the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, European Parliament and London Assembly in the People section of this site.
As well as searching this website you can search everything Lib Dem MPs and Peers have said on a particular topic in the House of Commons using the search box below.
Parliament news
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Commons Diary 6th - 8th OctoberWed, 08 Oct 2008MPs questioned Alistair Darling on the economic crisis, Ed Davey criticised the government and Tories for their responses to the South Ossetia conflict, Nick Clegg challenged Gordon Brown over cooperation on the economic crisis at PMQs. |
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Parties must work together to halt downward economic spiral - CleggWed, 08 Oct 2008At Prime Minister's Questions, Nick Clegg asks for more detail on plans for coherent EU and international action, and urges tax cuts for struggling families |
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Cable responds to £50 billion bank rescue packageWed, 08 Oct 2008Vince Cable questions the Chancellor over the conditionality of the rescue package, and calls for reposession to be made the very last resort when people are facing difficulties with mortgage repayment. |
Bills
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Finance Act 2008Fri, 01 Aug 2008The Liberal Democrats put up strong opposition to the Government's doubling of tax on the low paid |
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European Union (Amendment) Act 2008Mon, 01 Sep 2008The Liberal Democrats supported this Act, which ratifies the Lisbon Treaty. The Treaty, if passed by all EU member states, will reform the EU's decision-making structures. |
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Counter-Terrorism Bill 2008Mon, 01 Sep 2008The Liberal Democrats support post-charge questioning but oppose extending the period of detention without charge to 42 days |