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
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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.
Johnson, Raab and Javid are advocating financial ruin – the Tories can in no way claim to be economically competent
By promising to leave without a deal in October they might be impressing the Tory base, but they’ll be signing away this country's prosperity in the process
Remain parties must ditch tribalism and work together to stop a no-deal Brexit
There is not one single force in the Remain movement or in the centre ground that can stop Brexit or break the two-party system. It must be a group effort
We’ve made mistakes at Change UK – and need to work closely with other Remain parties
It is clear that no single force in the centre ground can either stop Brexit or break the two-party system
Revoke Article 50 and give the UK the time to resolve this mess
There simply isn’t time to to hold a public vote before we are due to leave in October