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• Sep 21, 2017:
  • Cable: 10,000 EU nationals have quit NHS since Brexit vote

    9,832 EU nationals left the NHS between 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2017, figures published by NHS Digital today have revealed. This is an increase of 22% on the previous year, and up 42% on two years earlier.

• Sep 19, 2017:
  • Tax break for employers who improve mental health

    We need a bold new approach to improving mental health focused on prevention, including giving discounts to business rates for companies that take concrete steps to improve well-being in the workplace.

  • IFS demolishes Boris Johnson's £350m lie

    The IFS has demolished Boris Johnson's repeated claim that Brexit will lead to an £350m for the NHS.

• Sep 18, 2017:
  • We must have employee representation on boards

    At our conference today, the Liberal Democrats have agreed to a raft of new policies which will see stricter penalties for companies that break the law, as part of a series of measures to improve corporate governance.

  • DExEU head Oliver Robbins finds an exit from Brexit

    In surprising news today, the Head of the Deparment for Exiting the European Union, Oliver Robbins has quit to take up a new role after a series of disagreements with David Davis.

  • We need a new strategy to beat terror

    In the wake of the recent terrorist outrages it's clear that we need a bold change of strategy to defeat terrorism and counter violent extremism.

  • The roll-out of the Universal Credit has been shambolic - it's time for it to be paused

    According to charities, councils and housing associations, the rollout of the universal credit is a disaster in slow-motion.

• Sep 17, 2017:
  • Tougher fire safety rules are needed to prevent another Grenfell

    Fire safety has to be put at the forefront of new building regulations in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

  • Not credible for Boris to stay in Govt after £350m NHS myth

    In April 2016, I wrote to the UK Statistics Authority over the Vote Leave campaign's claim £350m a week is sent to the EU.

    In his reply the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir Andrew Dilnot CBE, said that VoteLeave's use of the figure was "potentially misleading."

  • We are the only party offering an exit from Brexit

    The effects of Brexit are already being felt.

  • It's time for a pay rise for our armed forces

    Today at our Autumn Conference the Liberal Democrats have called on the government to immediately lift the pay cap on the armed forces to address a growing recruitment crisis.

  • EU-UK security treaty set to fail unless May drops opposition to ECJ

    The simple fact is that the proposed EU-UK security treaty is likely to fail unless Theresa May drops her opposition to the European Court of Justice.

• Sep 16, 2017:
  • We need new environmental watchdog to uphold green laws post-Brexit

    Today at #LDConf we have called for the setting up of a tough new watchdog to protect the environment from threats posed by Brexit.

  • May must use Florence speech to guarantee rights of EU nationals

    Theresa May must use her speech next week in Florence to change course and unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU nationals, to prevent a 'Brexodus' of thousands of nurses and teachers working in Britain's schools and hospitals.

  • Theresa May will miss Paris climate change targets

    In a motion passed today at our Autumn conference, we have called on the government to set a global example by bringing forward Britain's climate targets ten years from 2050 to 2040.

    As part of the motion, we have also condemned, in the strongest possible terms, President Trump's climate change denial and his decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement.

  • May must face down Boris, the Poundland Trump

    Boris Johnson is on manoeuvres, which means everyone else should take cover.

• Sep 15, 2017:
  • Q&A - How conference works

    Q: Who runs conference?

    Conference is run by the Federal Conference Committee (FCC). FCC decide on what motions to debate, how long they are debated for and even where Conference is held. Members are elected every 3 years by a ballot of all party members. If ever enough members were to disagree with a decision that FCC has made, they can appeal the decision via the Federal Appeals Panel or ask members at Conference to back them.

• Sep 14, 2017:
  • Cable: Rise in interest rates would hurt indebted households

    The Bank of England's nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee voted today by 7-2 to keep interest rates on hold at 0.25%, amid sluggish growth and a squeeze on household spending.

• Sep 6, 2017:
  • Read Vince Cable's full speech on inequality from the 6th September

    Read Vince Cable's full speech to the Resolution Foundation on Inequality here:

  • Vince Cable: Inequality is threatening our future

    Vince Cable will today make a major speech warning of the dangers of inequality arguing that if the problems we face today are not addressed then our country risks tearing itself apart.