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Labour announce bid to block new Tory PM from suspending parliament to force through no-deal
11/06/2019
'MPs cannot be bystanders while the next Tory PM tries to crash the UK out of the EU,' says Starmer. / Labour will mount a bid to seize control of the Commons agenda to prevent the next Tory prime minister forcing through a no-deal Brexit.
Polls makes Vince Cable’s party the favourite for remainers and puts it in first place in London. / Senior Labour figures were engaged in a desperate battle to shore up the party’s support on Saturday night, amid warnings that its stance on Brexit was helping to “detoxify the Lib Dems”.
Labour peer quits party over Brexit and pledges support for Lib Dems at European elections
22/05/2019
Former MEP Michael Cashman says he 'can't trust' Jeremy Corbyn and urges people to back second referendum parties. / A Labour peer has resigned from the party after announcing that he will vote for the Liberal Democrats in this week's European Parliament elections.
Opposition day debate picked for motion backed by SNP, Lib Dems, Greens and a Tory MP.
Labour would be trounced by Liberal Democrats in general election unless it fully backs fresh Brexit referendum, poll finds
29/06/2019
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party would be trounced by the Liberal Democrats in a general election unless it changes its Brexit stance, according to a new poll.
Labour’s refusal to oppose Brexit is killing it on the doorstep. It should quit the talks
15/05/2019
Activists report people registered as Labour members who say they will vote Green. One of them was a Labour councillor.
Sir Ed Davey has vowed to mount a cross-party bid to block a no-deal Brexit amid fears a new Tory leader could pursue a disorderly exit from the EU.
The views of voters who want to remain in the EU will be excluded if the Lib Dems and SNP are not part of ITV's election debate, a court has heard.
Lib Dems become most popular party closely followed by Brexit Party, YouGov poll suggests
31/05/2019
The Liberal Democrats have become the most popular party in the country, a poll suggests.
Move challenges BBC decision to include only Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn in 6 December programme.
Labour and Tories prefer one-on-one format, which would mean no place for Jo Swinson’s party.
The anti-Brexit party is up by more than 250 seats in early counting while both Tories and Labour struggle.
Public should have final say on any deal PM brings back from EU summit, Lib Dems argue.
Delegates at annual conference agree to revoke article 50 if party wins election.
Lib Dems set out roadmap for rejoining EU single market and want to ‘end petty Brexit squabbles’
12/03/2022
The Liberal Democrats are to set out a roadmap for Britain to rejoin the European Union single market – reversing the most damaging parts of Brexit. / The proposed policy would ultimately reinstate free movement and trade.
If amendment is selected, MPs will vote on the bid next week.
Lib Dems to call for government accountability on Brexit in amendment to Withdrawal Agreement Bill
02/01/2020
Lib Dems could win cross-party support for an amendment requiring the government to publish regular reports on impact of Brexit
Brexit is contributing to a serious brain drain in UK universities, say the Liberal Democrats, after it emerged that almost 11,000 EU academics had left since the 2016 referendum.
Lib Dems Win The Brecon And Radnorshire By-Election – Slashing Boris Johnson's Commons Majority To Just One
02/08/2019
The prime minister's "do or die" Brexit plan just became even harder.
Lib Dems would revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit immediately if they won election, Jo Swinson says
10/09/2019
The party backs a second referendum but Ms Swinson said if she was PM she would be prepared to stop Brexit straight away.
BREXIT will lead to more red tape at ports such as Newhaven, the Liberal Democrats claim.
Pro-EU parties are in talks over forming a Remain alliance to support an independent candidate in the upcoming Peterborough by-election. / Voters will go to the polls in the Cambridgeshire city in June to replace former Labour MP Fiona Onasanya, who lost her seat after being jailed for perverting the course of justice.
Exclusive: parties will step aside for each other in 60 seats to give single pro-remain candidate a free run.