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The Mid Bedfordshire by-election is on - let’s do this!


After months of shamelessly ignoring her constituents and her duties as an MP,
Nadine Dorries finally resigned. The date to replace an absent Tory with an
engaged local champion in Emma Holland-Lindsay is now confirmed for 19 October.

That’s less than 5 weeks away!

We have shown that we can win by-elections like this when we all come together
and play our part - and this is no different - we need your help right now.

We need you to come to Mid Bedfordshire and campaign for Emma, delivering
leaflets and knocking on doors. If you aren’t able to make it in person, we
also need people to join our maraphones and donate to our campaign - so there’s
a way to help out for everybody.

The next week is crucial, so please make a difference right now.


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Donate to our By-election Fund ➜
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Emma Holland-Lindsay is the perfect MP for Mid Bedfordshire
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lives there now, and her experience working for a disabled children’s charity
and campaigning for the UK’s largest women’s organisation, shows she has the
compassion, skills, and experience Mid Bedfordshire and the country needs.

Can you help elect Emma and deliver a blow to this Conservative Government?


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Also in this Issue


* Sarah Dyke MP sworn in
* UK rejoins Horizon
* Ed at PMQs
* Cost of living crisis

* Education is collapsing under the Tories
* Ed on The Rest is Politics
* In the Media
* Work for Us

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Sarah Dyke - our newest MP takes her seat


Following her sensational victory in Somerton & Frome, Sarah Dyke formerly
took her seat in Parliament on 4 September.

Sarah is already working harder than the constituency’s previous absent Tory
MP,demanding an urgent meeting with the health secretary on her very first day
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. Indeed, her initial top priorities will be addressing the lack of GPs and
dentists in the constituency, as well as tackling river pollution. We can’t
wait to see the success she’ll bring to Somerset.

You can watch Sarah being sworn in here:


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UK rejoins Horizon


The government has finally agreed for the UK to rejoin the Horizon programme,
the EU’s flagship scientific research scheme. But the delay has caused
‘unnecessary damage’ to our scientists and researchers,according to Layla Moran
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Foreign Affairs spokesperson. Scientists will have already missed out on vital
funding opportunities and projects.

Layla called on the government to extend cooperation to other beneficial
schemes, such as the Erasmus student exchange programme.



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PMQs

With parliament returning from the summer recess, Ed Davey MP used his time at
Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) to ask when the government would finally meet
its 62-day cancer referral target, which it has failed to meet since 2015.

You can watch his question here:



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The cost of living crisis


Our research continues to reveal the failure of this Conservative Government
and how unequipped it is to deal with the issues facing the public. On the cost
of living crisis, our research found that food prices have soared by a third in
just two years - the biggest rise on record!

This is terrible news for families across the country, especially with rising
energy and mortgage costs hitting simultaneously. It’s another example of whywe
need to get the Conservatives out of power in order to deliver a better deal
for the British public.

Read about our policy here:


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Education is collapsing under the Tories


As the new school year began, 150 schools had to fully or partially close
because of their crumbling concrete.

We’ve found that 36 of these crumbling schools are in Conservative Ministers’
constituencies, including 13 in the seats of Cabinet Ministers. This shows that
Conservative Ministers have been asleep at the wheel while schools crumble in
their own backyard
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We’ve been clear - this is a national emergency. That's why we’ve tabled
dozens of written questions about this topic over the past few months and first
challenged ministers on the issue last January. We’ve alsotabled a motion
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in Parliament to dock the Education Secretary’s pay until such time as the
schools are fully reopened.

You can watch Lib Dem Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP's contribution
to the debate here:


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Davey MP on The Rest is Politics Podcast

Ed Davey MP joined hosts Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart for an episode of
the interview podcast ‘Leading’; sister podcast of The Rest is Politics. Ed
discussed his personal life, including his childhood and experience as a carer,
as well as his political beginnings, passion for the environment, and continual
fight against the Conservatives.



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In the Media

Somerset MP Sarah Dyke 'humbled' to take seat in House of Commons
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New Lib Dem MP Predicts Jacob Rees-Mogg Will Be "Booted Out" By Voters
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Layla Moran MP calling the Tories ‘out of touch’ on LBC’s Cross Question
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Daisy Cooper MP on how to stop sexual assault in the NHS on GB News
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Munira Wilson MP writes in the Evening Standard - School closures: Tory
penny-pinching tactics are coming back to bite
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Work for Us


We’ve got a wide variety of vacancies - both paid and voluntary - currently
available. If you’re keen to contribute in whatever capacity suits you best,
we’d love to hear from you!


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If we're going to secure a fairer deal for Britain and get rid of this
Conservative Government at the next election, Liberal Democrats need to take
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