Theresa May's Brexit deal just lost in the Commonsby 230 votes.This is huge - she's failed to convince her party, failed to convince Parliament and failed in her attempt to scaremonger MPs into backing her. It's the biggest loss in the Commons by a Government - ever.
Theresa May's botched Brexit deal goes to the Commons tomorrow night, and its chances are looking slim.
A Lords motion regretting the damage Brexit would do and rejecting no deal has passed bya stonking 169 votes.
Stonking majority of 169 in Lords defeating govt - 321 to 152 - with Opposition motion rejecting Brexit 'no-deal' & saying WA/PD damaging.
Glad to work on this, in conjunction with @RichardNewby3, with @HayteratLords & @LadyBasildon & others across the House
- Sarah Ludford 🔶 #FBPE #FinalSayontheDeal (@SarahLudford) 14 January 2019
The media's been laser focused on Theresa May's sinking Brexit deal. But today, 3 crucial bills have gone through the Lords, with significant Lib Dem input. We're fighting to:
Protect the privacy of people who wear skirts
Outlaw exploitative letting fees
Allow people to go about their lives without the Government butting in
We all remember waking up to that awful result two and a half years ago. We were all braced for uncertainty. But nobody could have predicted how disastrously the wheels came off the Brexit wagon.
Warnings of food and medicine shortages. Tearing up vital environmental laws. Becoming rule takers, not rule makers.
Two and a half years ago, on the steps of Downing Street, the Prime Minister promised to tackle society's burning injustices.
My constituents elected me to fight for a People's Vote and to keep our Union together.
I was glad to hear it. We could argue all day why people voted to Leave. But at the heart of it for many was a loss of faith in the basic promise that if you work hard and play by the rules, you'll get on in life.
For more than two years, the Liberal Democrats have been leading the fight on Brexit. And it's working - a year ago, less than 20% of the British people wanted a final say - now a majority of the public want to have their say.
Deputy Director of Campaigns, Dave McCobb, Head of Campaigns for England and Wales, Elspbeth McCobb and Head of Campaigns for Scotland, Paul Moat, talk you through the Pathway Programme.
The Prime Minister has spent 18 months putting together a compromise Brexit deal that doesn't deliver on what the Brexiteers promised and pleases no one.
Theresa May is making a mess out of Brexit and her deal is a national humiliation.
She doesn't have the support of her backbenchers, or of the DUP. Fifteen government ministers have now resigned over Brexit.
On Tuesday night, thanks to Lib Dem MPs, the Government lost on a Finance Bill for the first time in 41 years. We won a vote on a cross-party amendment that demonstrates to the Government that a majority of MPs are opposed to no deal.
It goes some way to taking no deal off the table, but it's crucial we remove it as an option full stop.
We will not stand idly by while the Conservatives destroy our economy, our NHS, our peace and security.
The first Nottingham Lib Dems to be elected in 12 years?
Can you canvass? Do you want to see us get Lib Dems win a seat in Nottingham for the first time in 12 years? Are you done with me asking questions now? In which case, read on!
A new ward called Castle has been created. It's like the boundary commission decided to ring fence the highest concentration of our members and create a ward based on that. It's a gift. We've also been working in this area since the EU referendum in 2016. That's what I like to call "luck".
No deal Brexit could mean road closures and gridlockat Portsmouth International Port. Three times as many lorries could pass through, causing disruption and pollution.
The Government is trying to force Theresa May's Brexit deal through Parliament - it's not working.
This is yet another display of Government incompetence. It's taking a 'Dad's Army' approach to no deal preparations.
Across the UK, we are asking teams to head out onto the doorsteps and campaign for a final say on the weekend of 12/13th January, just a few days before Parliament votes on Theresa May's disastrous deal.
It is clear Brexit is a national embarrassment and the Conservatives are making an absolute mess of it.
This week parliament will be debating Theresa May's EU Withdrawal Agreement with a 'meaningful vote' taking place w/c 14 January,
Whatever the outcome, the Lib Dems led by Vince Cable and Tom Brake are calling for a People's Vote on a FINAL SAY. It's really vital that we show support for them and encourage others to demand that their voices be heard.
The past few years have seen the worst refugee crisis since the Second World war, as conflict in places like Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Eritrea have forced many thousands of refugees to flee for their lives.
Just 239 of these refugees have attempted to cross the Channel and find refuge in Britain this winter.
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