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Dear
John,
Happy new year! Welcome to
your first newsletter of 2020. This month, as well as reacting to the
disappointing results of the general election, we look at what the
party has been working on since, rebuilding our Commons team and
holding the new government to account.
We hope you enjoy:
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"It is easy to despair.
But I say let’s foster hope instead."
Jo stood down as leader of
the Liberal Democrats the day after the general election. Read her
moving speech here:
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Meet Our New Commons
Team
Acting co-leader of the Lib
Dems, Ed Davey, has announced his new Commons team. Meet our new
spokesperson team that will be holding the new government to account
here:
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Ed's New Year's
Message
"We have a job to do: to
oppose Brexit and remain Britain’s leading pro-European,
internationalist party.
But that’s never been our sole purpose.
Liberalism is so much more."
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2.3 million EU citizens do
not have Settled Status
At the end of November, only
a third of EU citizens had successfully been granted Settled Status,
the programme which lets EU citizens living and working in the UK know
whether they will be allowed to remain here after 31st
January.
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We must fight for a better
democracy
The Withdrawal Agreement is
making its way through Parliament. From protecting Eramus, to
guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens living in the UK, the Liberal
Democrats are continuing our fight against the damage that Brexit will
do.
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We must fight for a better
democracy
The Electoral Reform
Society's research into the recent election shows that the need for
electoral reform is only getting stronger.
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We hope you've enjoyed this
month's newsletter.
With best wishes,
The
Liberal Democrats
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