Joint Leader's Statement: Lockdown 2.0
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10 Nov 2020
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Lib Dems: People “will not forget” failure of Woking’s MP to back safe and legal routes for refugees
Will Forster and the Lib Dems have said that people in Woking "will not forget" the actions of Conservative MPs like Jonathan Lord who voted against providing safe and legal routes to sanctuary for vulnerable refugees. Earlier this week Tory MPs rejected amendments to the Immigration Bill, despite four people, including children, tragically losing their lives trying to cross the Channel last week. The Lib Dems who are also urging the public to back their petition, have committed to fight on. In addition to safe and legal routes to sanctuary for vulnerable refugees, the Party wants to maintain the rights for refugees in Europe to be reunited with their families and ensure that unaccompanied child refugees can be resettled in the UK. Lib Dem Spokesperson for Woking, Will Forster said: "With their inaction this Conservative Government is leaving people to die. Providing safe and legal routes for refugees is the right thing to do. Not just because these are vulnerable people who deserve our help, but because it
6 Nov 2020
Woking’s MP has thrown British farmers on the scrapheap, Lib Dems warn
The Lib Dems have warned Jonathan Lord should "hang his head in shame" for voting against measures to protect high environmental and animal welfare standards.
5 Nov 2020
5 Nov 2020
Jonathan Lord must use last chance to back farmers
The Lib Dems and I have called on Woking's MP to back British farming and vote to protect our high environmental and animal welfare standards in Parliament today.
4 Nov 2020
Woking’s MP must vote for safe and legal routes for refugees, Lib Dems say
The local Lib Dems have called on Woking's MP to this week vote in favour of safe and legal routes to sanctuary for vulnerable refugees.
CWF
3 Nov 2020
Surrey Lib Dems call on the County Council to step in and provide help with free school meals
Last month the Conservative Government voted against extending free school meals for children in need during the holidays including Woking's MP. This means that during October half term, the Christmas holidays and beyond, there will be many parents struggling to feed their children.
CWF
3 Nov 2020
Climate Change Starts at Home
Caring about our climate means: shunning single-use plastic, caring for local wildlife, gardening, walking and cycling. This week we hear from a local Lib Dem hero and Woking's equivalent of Sir David Attenborough who is doing all of these, and more! Tune in to hear Norman Johns provide environment inspiration with live local projects he's involved in.
30 Oct 2020
Jonathan Lord votes to block physical proof for 8,280 EU citizens in Woking
The Lib Dems have warned that Jonathan Lord, Conservative MP for Woking, is risking a "new Windrush-style scandal" after he voted to refuse to offer EU citizens proof of their right to stay in the UK.
CWF
20 Oct 2020
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