24Jun 2022 by Sam Al-Hamdani
Ed Davey on Tiverton and Honiton: Wake-up call for Conservative MPs propping up Boris Johnson

Ed Davey on Tiverton and Honiton: Wake-up call for Conservative MPs propping up Boris Johnson

Parliamentary news
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has said the party’s stunning victory in Tiverton and Honiton should be a “wake-up call” for Conservative MPs propping up Boris Johnson. Liberal Democrat candidate Richard Foord overturned a Conservative majority of over 24,000, the biggest ever majority overturned in a by-election. Richard Foord gained a majority of 6,144 with a massive swing of 29.9%. It marks the third Liberal Democrat by-election victory in a formerly safe Conservative seat in just over a year, following the party’s shock wins in North Shropshire and Chesham and Amersham. Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said: “The Liberal Democrats have made political history with this stunning win. It is the biggest by-election victory our country has ever seen. “This should be a wake-up call for all those Conservative MPs…
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13Jun 2022 by Sam Al-Hamdani
Johnson must slash taxes now instead of making “empty promises”

Johnson must slash taxes now instead of making “empty promises”

Parliamentary news
The Liberal Democrats have piled pressure on Boris Johnson to help families by bringing in an emergency tax cut now. Speaking on a campaign visit to Tiverton and Honiton today, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said: "Families are facing record fuel prices and soaring bills, but Boris Johnson is still insisting on hammering them with tax rises. This is a government in crisis, too divided and weak to offer the help people need to cope with the cost of living emergency. "Instead of making yet more empty promises about tax cuts in the future, Johnson should listen to Lib Dems calls for an emergency VAT cut now to put money back into people's pockets. Every day that Conservative ministers fail to act means more pain for families struggling…
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07Jun 2022 by Sam Al-Hamdani
Lib Dems table no confidence motion in “lying lawbreaker” Boris Johnson

Lib Dems table no confidence motion in “lying lawbreaker” Boris Johnson

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The Liberal Democrats will today table a Parliamentary no confidence motion in Boris Johnson after he narrowly avoided being removed from office by his own Conservative MPs. The party has called for Parliament and the people to have a say on Johnson’s position after he marginally won support from his own MPs, despite breaking the law and misleading Parliament following his involvement in a string of illegal parties held at Number Ten during lockdown. It comes after 148 Conservative MPs voted to say they have no confidence in Johnson to hold the office of Prime Minister and to be the leader of the Conservative Party. Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said: “The lying lawbreaker in Number Ten is clinging on by the skin of his teeth. Yesterday’s events have unleashed…
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20May 2022 by Sam Al-Hamdani
Met Partygate fines: Sue Gray report must be published without delay

Met Partygate fines: Sue Gray report must be published without delay

Parliamentary news
Responding to the news the Met Police have concluded their partygate investigation with a total of 126 fines issued, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said: “This police investigation confirms Boris Johnson’s Downing Street was fined more times for breaking Covid laws than any other address in the country. It exposes a shocking level of criminality at the heart of Johnson’s Number 10. “It beggars belief that Conservative MPs are allowing our great country to be run by a prime minister who broke the law then repeatedly lied about it. “The full Sue Gray report should now be published without delay, and the parliamentary inquiry should be launched into Johnson’s lies. “The public made huge sacrifices while Boris Johnson partied, they deserve the full truth."
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16May 2022 by Sam Al-Hamdani
Jeremy Hunt is too cowardly to say what everyone else in Britain is thinking

Jeremy Hunt is too cowardly to say what everyone else in Britain is thinking

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Responding to Jeremy Hunt refusing to answer if Boris Johnson is an honest man, Liberal Democrat Business spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said: "Britain needs new leadership to get through this cost of living crisis yet all we have is unfair tax hikes and a Prime Minister who can't tell the truth. Jeremy Hunt is too cowardly to say what everyone else in Britain is thinking. Boris Johnson is a serial liar and not fit to govern this country. "It is time Jeremy Hunt carried out his patriotic duty and called time on Boris Johnson as Prime Minister." "As a Surrey MP Jeremy Hunt should know the sheer anger felt in former Conservative heartlands at this Government. From Chesham and Amersham to last week's local election results, it is clear the…
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25Apr 2022 by Sam Al-Hamdani
Conservative MPs soft on the law-breaker in Number Ten

Conservative MPs soft on the law-breaker in Number Ten

Parliamentary news
After confirmation that there will be an inquiry into whether the Prime Minister misled Parliament over lockdown parties, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said: “Boris Johnson’s lies and law-breaking are groundbreaking. He’s not only the first Prime Minister to have been given a criminal penalty by the police while in office, but also the first to be referred for a parliamentary inquiry for lying. “By keeping the Prime Minister in his job, Conservative MPs have made themselves complicit in his law-breaking and his lies. There is no need to let this drag on for more weeks – they should sack Johnson now. “Conservative MPs love to claim others are soft on crime, but the truth is they’re being soft on the law-breaker right in front of them in…
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14Apr 2022 by Sam Al-Hamdani
Wolfson Resignation: Lifelong Conservatives have had enough of Boris’ rule breaking

Wolfson Resignation: Lifelong Conservatives have had enough of Boris’ rule breaking

Parliamentary news
Responding to Lord Wolfson's resignation as Justice Minister due to 'repeated rule-breaking' at No10, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse MP said: "Lord Wolfston's resignation shows that, just like many lifelong Conservative voters up and down the country, he has had enough of Boris Johnson acting as though he is above the law. "We cannot have a situation where there is one rule for Boris and his mates, and another for everyone else. "Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak should both go, so we can focus on what really matters - giving families the support they need to weather the cost of living crisis."
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22Mar 2022 by Sam Al-Hamdani
Met police needs new leadership not stitch up by Johnson and Patel

Met police needs new leadership not stitch up by Johnson and Patel

Parliamentary news
Responding to the report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) into corruption in the Met Police and the case of Daniel Morgan, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said: “This shocking report lays bare the ingrained culture of corruption and cover-up at the top of the Met. Police officers put themselves at risk every day to keep us safe, but they are being let down by poor leadership. The Met urgently needs strong new leadership. Choosing the new Commissioner is too important to be a stitch up between Priti Patel and Boris Johnson – especially when Johnson is under criminal investigation by the Met himself. “The next Commissioner must be someone who will shake things up and stand up to government ministers – and that’s…
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15Mar 2022 by Sam Al-Hamdani
Davey: Johnson must explain himself to Ukrainian refugees at Polish border

Davey: Johnson must explain himself to Ukrainian refugees at Polish border

Parliamentary news
Speaking following his visit today to the border between Ukraine and Poland, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said: “Over 100,000 people have signed up and said that they will offer sanctuary to Ukrainian people in the UK. That is something we should all be proud of. “It stands in direct contrast to the Conservative Government who have left people shivering at the border rather than helping find a way to safety. “I’d like Boris Johnson to come here and meet some of these people, look them in the eye, and tell them why his government has spent three weeks telling them they are not welcome in our country.”
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14Mar 2022 by Sam Al-Hamdani
Lib Dems demand tougher powers to sack ministers who breach ministerial code

Lib Dems demand tougher powers to sack ministers who breach ministerial code

Parliamentary news
The Liberal Democrats have called for tougher sanctions for ministers who break the ministerial code, including being fined or forced to resign. The Liberal Democrats said that partygate showed that Boris Johnson and other Conservative ministers can’t be trusted to mark their own homework and that urgent reforms are needed to restore faith in Parliament and the democratic process. The party’s package of reforms include: Putting the Ministerial Code into law and making sure it is fully independent of the prime minister.Appointing an Independent Adviser to oversee the Code and launch their own investigationsIntroducing a range of sanctions for those found to have broken the Ministerial Code. This could include apologies, fines, and demanding a minister’s resignation. The proposals were voted on by party members at the Liberal Democrat Spring…
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