Monthly Archives: January 2021

Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife, Wendy Chamberlain, has urged the Home Office not to deport a 70-year-old grandmother. Valentyna Yakoleva fears she will die if she is deported to the Ukraine, where coronavirus is out of control. Mrs Yakoleva … Continue reading →

 All festivals could be cancelled this year after the government revealed it had no intention to underwrite live music Why all festivals could be cancelled in 2021 events.   In a letter to Lib Dem MPs Caroline Dinenage, Minister of State … Continue reading →

 The UK borrowed £34.1bn in December, the highest figure for that month on record.  The UK’s national debt is now £2.13 trillion, worth 99.4% of GDP, a level not seen since the early 1960s.  Responding to the figures Christine Jardine, … Continue reading →

 Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, Alistair Carmichael, has said there should be “no surprise” that seafood exporters have taken to the streets to protest against the disruption they are facing. Dozens of HGVs have been reported around Whitehall in … Continue reading →

Responding to Conservative MPs voting down changes to the Trade Bill which would have put human rights at the heart of UK trade policy, Liberal Democrats Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP said: “Today the Government turned down a crucial … Continue reading →