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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 ...
People waiting over a year for Access to Work support as Lib Dems call on Government to scrap “gutted” welfare legislation Phillipson on Kuenssberg: Govt must give families reassurance on SEND ...
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 ...
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 the slow unravelling of Labour’s Welfare Reform Bill, something revealing happened — not just about policy, but about power. For all the promises of “stability” and “competence ...
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 ...
An overwhelming majority of those who interact with the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system are deeply concerned about the quality of provision that young people are getting ...
Donald Trump It has been a great week for Donald Trump. Perhaps his best ever. His “Big Beautiful Bill” has passed Congress. There is nil blowback from Trump’s decision to bomb Iran and the US Supreme ...
Rachel Reeves has just painted herself into a corner, and Liberal Democrats must be ready to offer the escape route Britain ...
The year is 1906. With the Conservatives failing to implement social reforms, people were desperate for change. Life under the Conservative government had significantly worsened - Booth's study found ...
Beatrice Wishart announced that she wouldn't seek re-election to the Scottish Parliament to the Shetland seat she won in the ...