“However, I think there’s a really interesting phenomenon here and we need to be very careful before we dismiss it”.
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Stephen Knight said he would not have thought Coun Churchill’s defection would lead to calls for a byelection from Richmond’s Liberal Democrats.
Major disagreements between members of the UK Labour Party are unavoidable following Jeremy Corbyn’s landslide victory in the leadership election, according to former Foreign Minister Kim Howells in Wednesday comments.
“But I say to Jeremy Corbyn: the European Union referendum is simply too important for ambivalence”.
The announcement comes at the end of a turbulent first week in office for the newly elected Labour leader, who notably came under fire for failing to sing the national anthem at an official engagement.
Ms Ryan said she was confident in LFI’s position and remained positive about its prospects.
‘What I hope emerges from this is the creation of a common sense centre-left formation made of sensible Labour, the Lib Dems and indeed some Tories who don’t like the direction of their party, ‘ he said.
This decision suggests that Mr Corbyn is keen to reassure small businesses that his well-publicised left-wing views do not necessarily mean that he is opposed to supporting commercial ventures.
Asked whether he would support an extension of the air campaign against IS – also known as Isis – Mr Farron said the West had to be “very cautious”.
The chair of the Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) group, Joan Ryan MP, reportedly issued an invitation to Corbyn to address a reception to be held at the party’s annual conference next week, against the backdrop of concern from the Jewish community in the United Kingdom over Corbyn election.
Mr Clegg has admitted to “mistakes and miscalculations” in the run-up to the general election and Mr Farron said voters were not clear what the party stood for. The deputy leadership of the party was offered to her but she decided to concentrate on fighting the 2016 Welsh Assembly elections. “I think we all have to be true unto ourselves – all of us”.
“But you can be certain that the Liberal Democrats will occupy every inch of that progressive liberal space because you cannot change people’s lives from the glory of self-indulgent opposition”. They’re smeared not because of any inherent faults in them, but because information, upon which people form their opinions, is nearly entirely controlled by the powerful right-wing media.
The party leader continued his speech by reflecting on the Lib Dem’s time in government from 2011-2015, where former business secretary Sir Vince Cable worked towards funding startups via the British Business Bank, which had £1 billion at its disposal.
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Caerphilly MP Wayne David has been re-appointed to the front bench justice team by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
