Responding to the news that the Home Office's visa centre for Ukrainian refugees in Calais will be in Lille, 70 miles away, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said: "This is yet more chaos and incompetence from the dysfunctional Home Office. "Ukrainian families fleeing Putin's terror shouldn't be forced to wait for an appointment at a Home Office visa centre that doesn't even exist yet. "People across the UK want to welcome Ukrainian refugees with compassion, but instead Priti Patel is trapping them in limbo. "Our country has a proud history of providing sanctuary for people fleeing war ...
Responding to the news that the Government is to phase out Russian oil by the end of 2022, Liberal Democrat Leader and former Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey said: "The Conservatives are once again moving far too slowly to punish Putin for his illegal invasion of Ukraine. It's not good enough to only ban Russian oil, there must be a ban on Russian gas too. "The war in Ukraine has shown that Europe is simply too dependent on Russian oil and gas. People from Poland to the UK are inadvertently funding Putin's war when they fill up their ...
NB: With Russia's unprovoked murderous assault on Ukraine, I am actively looking at alternative hosts for this journal, preferably those which will retain as much content as possible. I am very uncomfortable with being part of the Russian economic system at present, in however small a way. In the meantime: A very interesting selection this year for the best Art category in the BSFA Awards, with the shortlisted artworks all being single static images - this has not always been the case; last year's list included digitised 3D images of several murals, there was an outdoor art piece three years ...
Nine of of the Lib Dems' thirteen MPs are women. Today, for International Women's Day, they have proposed nine new bills to tackle areas where women face particular inequality. In the House of Commons, nine of the Liberal Democrats' thirteen MPs are women. This year for #InternationalWomensDay2022, our MPs are proposing nine new Bills which embody the principles at the heart of our party. Check them all out below [IMG: ⬇] https://t.co/I0oT7BZGKd — Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) March 8, 2022 The 9 bills are: Layla Moran's to compel the Government to publish a full Equalities Assessment of its cuts to international ...
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Today is International Women's Day and the event has been marked by senior party figures. Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Today we celebrate the incredible achievements of women across our party, our country and the world. But we also acknowledge the inequalities and challenges that still exist, and the hard work needed to bring about true gender equality. pic.twitter.com/GY1YpTKA1q — Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) March 8, 2022 In Scotland, Beatrice Wishart's thoughts were with women in Ukraine and Afghanistan. On International Women's Day, first honoured over a century ago, I would like to commend and celebrate all those women who fought to shatter the ...
Responding to Home Office figures which show that just 300 visas have been issued to Ukrainian refugees under the Family Scheme, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said: "Ukrainians fleeing for their lives deserve far better than being stuck in a queue for a Home Office visa appointment. "People across the UK want to welcome Ukrainian refugees with compassion, but instead Priti Patel is keeping them out with pointless extra bureaucracy. No amount of spin can disguise the inadequacy of her response. "Our country has a proud tradition of offering sanctuary to those in need. The Government should ...
In response to votes in the House of Commons yesterday evening on the Economic Crime Bill, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran MP said: "In light of the horrific war in Ukraine, it's vital that we end the era of Russian interference in the UK. Unfortunately, oligarchs and their enablers have just been handed a 'get out of jail free' card. "The Government promised us that Putin's cronies would have nowhere to hide - yet tonight they have passed a Bill which contains an oligarch loophole. Under these plans, Conservative Ministers will be able to exempt any individual from ...
Mon, 12:56: RT @markcwalton: This explanation of why Bristol cathedral is replacing the plaque celebrating the ordination of women is priceless https:/... Mon, 16:05: Interesting thread from former Russian foreign minister. https://t.co/gkXlSVaWaj Mon, 16:47: RT @bbcdoctorwho: We're sad to report the death of Lynda Baron, who starred in 'The Gunfighters', 'Enlightenment', and most recently 'Closi... Mon, 18:32: 720 days of plague https://t.co/ttK6zWwESs Mon, 18:51: RT @GicAriana: BREAKING: Red Cross says evacuation route from Mariupol Russia provided was mined. Tue, 10:38: RT @APCOBXLInsider: On International Day for Women's Rights we remember how everyday situations do not always feel safe or fair ...
A rare and unusual venture to the website of Mailonline this morning, if only because they appear to be the only mainstream news outlet covering the story. The paper reports that Department of Health officials have told MPs that they plan to avoid wasting 5.5 billion pieces of faulty or excess PPE bought during the pandemi by burning it. The idea is to send 15,000 pallets of visors, gowns and gloves to be burned at power plants each month to generate energy in an attempt to recoup part of the billions of pounds wasted on protective gear in the first ...
Residents in Millhall Crescent and Newhall Gardens recently asked me if it would be possible to have a section of handrail on the hill up Riverside Drive from Newhall Gardens to the Perth Road. What has highlighted this is that older residents no longer have access to the Blether Bus that used to serve Newhall Gardens and the only way to access public transport is to walk up the steep hill to Perth Road I raised this with the City Council's Roads Maintenance Partnership and its senior engineer has responded very positively as follows : "I have looked into the ...
