How MPs can defeat no-deal Brexit this week, and pull the rug out from the No 10 fanatics
Too often the voices of sanity and reason have found themselves put on the back foot by a ruthless and determined No 10. Tomorrow, parliament can change that
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Boris Johnson should support a clear and strong international response to the Amazon wildfire
Together, the world can #ActForTheAmazon, but it requires the courage and global leadership to do so. Our Prime Minister should step up before it is too late.
Don’t let the reckless gamblers of Boris Johnson’s ‘do or die’ Brexit gang pretend they speak for the people
Brexiter Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out an emergency government, but Jo Swinson is ready to step up to stop no deal – and to stop Brexit itself
Don’t let Boris Johnson’s puppeteers fool you – parliament can still stop no-deal Brexit
The prime minister wants to frame the coming months as a battle between parliament on one side, and his administration and the people on the other. This only works if he can credibly claim to speak for most of the country, which he clearly does not
Jo Swinson’s victory is the real sign of progress in UK politics
As Tory MPs suck up to Boris Johnson, and Jeremy Corbyn goes from bad to worse, at least we can place our hope in the one Remain party
Lib Dems are the only party committed to stopping Brexit and tackling the causes of Brexit
As the Conservative leadership contest draws to a close, with both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt putting fresh paint on the impossible red lines set out by the Leave campaign, the threat of a a No Deal Brexit is closer than ever. Both candidates are disregarding all the facts about the disastrous consequences this would
Labour and the Tories are blind to the slow death of our economy
Brexit is exacerbating the failings of the nation’s economy – and yet the main parties are happy to wave it through
London’s young people know how to stop the knife crime epidemic – here’s what they told me
I have over 25 schools in my constituency and make a point of visiting one of them almost every week. During a particularly moving visit to one of our primary schools last month, a group of around fifteen seven to 11 year-olds told me how the violence affects them.
Boris’s ascent to No 10 will be another step towards excusing hatred
I’ve been told the frontrunner’s offensive comments are in the past, that Britain has moved on. But his words do matter. In this climate, fighting for the respect of all ethnicities is more important than ever.
Don’t believe the lie that centrism is dead
There has been a reboot of organisations working on the big ideas to address the problems that sparked the Brexit vote, and they’ll only expand from here as the appetite for a Final Say grows stronger
This is why I joined the Liberal Democrats
I thought that Britain needed a new party. I thought that was what the millions of politically homeless people in Britain wanted. I was wrong.
Gove’s challenge is dead, so let’s now focus on the drug trade instead
Young people from Streatham are being used to traffic drugs to other parts of Britain. Behind much of the violence we see lies illegal drug markets with all the tragedy, death and destruction that brings.