Elections Bill - time to keep the pressure on
Following a thorough, motivating zoom meeting with Lord Newby, our Leader in the Lords, on March 15, the fight against the anti-democratic Elections Bill is still very much on!
LDER
4 Apr 2022
News
The Elections Bill: democratic principles under threat
Liberal Democrat peer, Lord Chris Rennard, has written a 'where we are' report on the passage of the Elections Bill through the Lords. We've of course been supporting our Lords' opposition to the bill - and there will be at least one more round of lobbying coming up in late April. Click here to read the article.
CR
13 Apr 2022
Elections Bill, MVM action day and much more...
Elections Bill - the fight is still on Thank you to everyone who has backed our anti-Elections Bill campaign by lobbying MPs and peers at key stages of the bill's passage through Parliament.
LDER
18 Apr 2022
Protect our democracy
Many of us have been shocked by how the current government has been able to remove fundamental protections and expand undemocratic measures (refugees being deemed 'illegal', the right to protest taken away, the independence of the electoral committee hollowed out and FPTP being expanded further to future Mayoral elections).
LDER
9 May 2022
Action Day for democracy on 11 June and other news
** Congratulations to everyone who helped the party achieve such a great result in the May 5 elections. Gains of 180+ Council seats build our stature and keep us on course for taking those crucial 'blue wall' seats off the Conservatives at the next election - a 'hung' parliament is our best chance to achieve PR for the House of Commons**
LDER
13 May 2022
Calling all campaigners!
There's still time to register for our National Grassroots Action PR zoom briefing with:
LDER
24 May 2022