What is this Labour government playing at? Having steadfastly refused to abolish OFWAT until last week, they now blithely announce, as if it’s some great triumph, that sewerage dumping will halve by ...

In Woking, two seats were successfully defended, both with overwhelming victory, with both a county and district by-election. Well done to Louise Morales, Deborah Hughes and the local team for ...

Today, most of our MPs celebrate the first anniversary of the General Election which saw them elected to Parliament. For one of them, Danny Chambers, MP for Winchester, it was a double celebration ...

In 1995, literally thousands of Liberal Democrats came to help Chris Davies win a parliamentary by-election that was seen as a test as to whether the party could sustain a determined attack from ...

It comes as the Government has announced a series of concessions on their controversial welfare bill after a major backbench rebellion. The original reforms would have cut the level of support for ...

On Saturday I spent the day just outside of Coventry, at the beautiful University of Warwick, at the Amnesty International UK Amplify Summit (incorporating its AGM and national conference). It was ...

One in five GPs nearing retirement in some areas as Government’s 10 year plan risks “not touching the sides” Lib Dem Bill passes in Commons – MP says animal welfare will be “transformed ...

The UK–US trade deal is being celebrated in Westminster as the first tangible post-Brexit win for a beleaguered trading nation. The UK–US trade deal explicitly includes agricultural and food products, ...

Parliamentarians, including 19 Lib Dem MPs and Peers, have this week sent a letter to the Prime Minister, the Foreign ...

For East Europeans the overriding emotional issue is fear. Through the centuries Russia has proven itself to be a bad neighbour. The Baltic States alone had more than 130,000 people arrested and sent ...

In Market Harborough, the Conservatives secured a close-fought victory against us. Commiserations to Roger Dunton and the local team for the result here. Harborough DC, Market Harborough-Logan ...

Wow! The Mayor of Welwyn Hatfield and I, only a week or so ago, spoke with students from Stanborough School about whether the voting age should be lowered to 16. We divided the Council Chamber into ...