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In writing my preview of last week’s events in the Lords, I rather glossed over the debate on the Data Protection Bill on Wednesday. That will rather teach me to do more research, as it turned out that...
View ArticleWhat the Party said yesterday…
The Liberal Democrat Voice team now appear to be on the Party’s press release list – it wasn’t like that in my day (mind you, there were dinosaurs then…). It dawns on me that, for campaigners out...
View ArticleBrian Paddick reveals that over a million days of police time were lost to...
Even with the best of resources, the job of a police officer is highly stressful. They deal with the most difficult of human circumstances – and often the most dangerous, too. You would hope that...
View ArticleLib Dem Lords vs the Article 50 Bill: Brian Paddick: You can’t keep people...
The Lib Dem Lords have made some cracking contributions to the debate on the Article 50 Bill. Ahead of its next Lords stages, we’re bringing you all the Lib Dem contributions over the course of this...
View ArticlePaddick: Spying on encrypted messages would be draconian and ineffective
The Home Secretary Amber Rudd has demanded that security services be given access to users’ encrypted messages on services like WhatsApp. It’s kind of good that we have someone who actually knows what...
View ArticleLibLink: Brian Paddick: If we value our national security, we will avoid a...
A couple of days before Theresa May’s ill-judged ultimatum in her Article 50 letter over trade and security, Brian Paddick wrote for the Guardian about how hard Brexit could damage our security. That’s...
View ArticleLib Dems to fund £300m a year extra for the police
Today’s big Lib Dem policy is an extra £300m a year for the police over the next Parliament. Under Theresa May at the Home Office, and now as Prime Minister, the police have suffered over £2.2 billion...
View ArticleLibLink: Brian Paddick: The Liberal Democrat plan in the fight against terrorism
Brian Paddick has written a piece for the Huffington Post about the Liberal Democrat ideas to tackle terrorism in the wake of the appalling atrocity in Manchester. At times like this received wisdom is...
View ArticleBrian Paddick resigns as Lib Dem Shadow Home Secretary
Lib Dem Peer Brian Paddick has resigned from his position as Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary. Brian, a former Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, has always been a credible and...
View ArticleParty organisations comment on resignation of Tim Farron
Two party organisations have commented on the resignation of Tim Farron. LGBT+ Lib Dems highlight Tim Farron’s record as a friend of LGBT rights but note that his failure to adequately answer the...
View ArticleBrian Paddick’s tells of death of former boyfriend in heartbreaking and...
Lib Dem peer and Home Affairs spokesperson has talked to Buzzfeed about the death of his former boyfriend from an accidental overdose of the drug GHB. In an emotional and candid interview, he described...
View Article30 October 2018 – today’s press releases
Lib Dems fight expansion of Snoopers Charter Liberal Democrat peer Brian Paddick will today lead the opposition to new government regulations that he describes as “yet another erosion of people’s civil...
View Article28 November 2018 – today’s press releases (part 1)
Another sizeable batch today, although one of my colleagues has asked me to hold one back until tomorrow. Indeed, we’ve had so many that I’m breaking them up into two posts… Tory failure to prepare for...
View Article18 December 2018 – today’s press releases
Brexit is coming, the hedge fund’s growing fat, who will put a billion in Phil Hammond’s hat? If you haven’t got a billion, 3,000 troops will do, if you haven’t got 3,000 troops, then God bless you…...
View Article30 January 2019 – today’s press releases
Cable: CBI warning of no-deal plans reveals no faith in PM Cable tells Japanese business leaders a People’s Vote is still possible Lib Dems vow to fight on for death penalty guarantee Cable: Barclays...
View Article6 February 2019 – today’s press releases
Thousands dying waiting for social care as Govt ignores crisis Lib Dems: 50 days until Brexit cliff-edge Greg Clark’s warning exposes recklessness of Tory Govt Lib Dems: Govt must investigate civil...
View Article11 February 2019 – today’s press releases (part 2)
And here’s the rest… Lib Dems: Defence Secretary showboating with ‘hard power’ rhetoric Lib Dems: Tory Govt prepared to sacrifice people to the electric chair Govt Universal Credit admission is too...
View Article26 February 2019 – today’s press releases
Lib Dems join Amnesty International UK in fight against NI abortion laws Cable: Housebuilders must not pinch their profits from the public purse PM in the process of creating a double cliff-edge...
View Article11 April 2019 – today’s press releases
Lib Dems: Extension offers a lifeline out of Brexit chaos Responding to the reports that the UK and the EU have agreed a “flexible extension” of Brexit until 31 October, Liberal Democrat Brexit...
View Article26 June 2019 – today’s press releases
Lib Dems: Giving revenge porn victims anonymity is long overdue Responding to reports that the Government is considering granting anonymity to victims of revenge porn in prosecutions as part of a...
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