Lib Dems call for COBRA meeting as Britain braces for second heatwave
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to hold an urgent COBRA meeting on this week's soaring temperatures.
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to hold an urgent COBRA meeting on this week's soaring temperatures.
Ahead of the statement on the welfare bill later today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has said the Government’s review of the Personal Independence Payments (PIP) must listen to groups representing family carers, as well as disability charities.
Responding to Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury on Saturday, Liberal Democrat Culture, Media and Sport Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to provide urgent clarity over whether any hospital buildings or wards could face being closed due to fears over dangerous concrete.
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to provide urgent clarity over whether any hospital buildings or wards could face being closed due to fears over dangerous concrete.
The winner of the Somerton and Frome by-election, Sarah Dyke, will today (Monday 4 September) arrive in Westminster to be sworn in as an MP.
The Government has refused to reveal which schools are affected by failing RAAC concrete. The Liberal Democrats are calling for the Government to release the list of schools affected.
Commenting on the news that a beam collapse prompted a warning to schools over concrete safety, the Liberal Democrats Spokersperson for Education, Munira Wilson MP said:
The Liberal Democrats have announced the party will step in and move the writ for the Mid Bedfordshire by-election as soon as Parliament returns on Monday (4 September), if the Conservatives refuse to do so.
Responding to reports in the Guardian which say, the government has told schools in England to immediately shut buildings made with aerated concrete until safety work is undertaken, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
Responding to the news that Grant Shapps has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary, Liberal Democrat Defence spokesperson Richard Foord MP said:
Commenting on the Home Office's announcement on the sacking of rogue officers, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said: