Welcome to your May Newsletter

It's been a busy month for Liberal Democrats. We've been leading the charge to improve mental health support for NHS & Care workers, leading the opposition to the Conservatives heartless Immigration bill and making a series of big decisions about the future of our party - from setting a new timetable for our leadership election (coming this Summer), responding to our comprehensive election review, setting out plans for an online conference and a party strategy review.

All that, and more is in your May newsletter John. We hope you enjoy it. Stay safe.

New Liberal Democrat leader to be elected this Summer

Yesterday morning, we announced a new timetable for our leadership election. The election will kick off in late June, with a new leader elected in August. If you'd like to cast a vote in the contest, you'll need to become a member before the 9th July. Membership starts at just £1 a month and you'll also be able to take part in our upcoming online conference too. You can join here. Learn more about the timetable for the leadership election and everything else the board decided this week here:

More support for frontline staff

We’re calling on the Government to increase mental health support for frontline health and care workers.

It's a comprehensive package to ensure no-one slips through the net as the scale of the mental health impact of this crisis emerges. Here’s our plan 👇

Standing up to the hostile environment

Now more than ever, we should be celebrating the enormous contributions that people from all over the world make to our NHS, social care & across our society.

Instead, the Conservatives are charging forward with heartless plans to make it harder for people to come and work in our NHS and make it harder for those already here to stay. It's why we voted against this bill in Parliament. Learn more here.

Read the Election Review

Last week, we published our review into the 2019 General Election campaign. It's a warts and all investigation into what went wrong last year and how we fix it. We've also published the report, in full, so anyone can read it.

My first year as a Lib Dem Councillor

Last year Helen was elected as a Liberal Democrat Councillor in Eastbourne, in our best ever local election results. In this article she runs us through what it's been like, the highs, the lows and the difference she's made to her community.

If you'd be interested in standing for council as a Liberal Democrat, let us know here. You'll get put in touch with your local team and get a wealth of help and advice on the process.

We hope you've enjoyed this month's newsletter John. And don't forget, if you'd like to choose our next leader, then you need to join as a member by midnight on Thursday 9th July. You can join here.

Stay safe.