East Suffolk Liberal Democrats

Families deserve a Christmas that is as normal as possible says Sir Ed

Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey is working with the Alliance Party in Northern Ireland and calling for a four nations summit to make a plan for Christmas that works for families across the UK. pic.twitter.com/yGqhl34QRm

Speaking at PMQs, Ed Davey said,'the Govt has been badly prepared and slow to act at every stage throughout this Covid-19 crisis. That can't happen again, especially for Christmas. 2020 has been terribly hard on people - 'Many families across the UK have had an extremely difficult year being separated from their loved ones. They deserve a Christmas as normal as possible.

Suffolk Coastal and Waveney Tory MPs help to vote down proposal to extend Free School Meals

Peter Aldous (Waveney) and Therese Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) voted against a motion to extend free school meals in England over the school holiday periods until Easter 2021 and whilst the pandemic continues to impact deprived areas especially and hit poorer families.

Ed Davey Connecting with Electors across the UK

The Liberal Democrats are here for you says Ed

We want to help people get on, and build a fairer, greener, more caring future

Since becoming leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey has spent a fair amount of his time travelling the country listening to people of all political persuasions about what are the issues they want addressed by politicians. He has made a short video of what he has found so far which can be seen by pressing

Lib Dems in East Suffolk challenge Govt's "power grab" on planning

Liberal Democrats have warned that the Government's planning proposals will "disempower" local authorities like East Suffolk District Council and allow developers to "run roughshod" over local communities' wishes.

A motion accepted at the Party's Autumn Conference, making it official party policy, lays bare the risks of the Government's proposals, which the Party argue amount to a Government "power grab" that will reduce investment in affordable housing urgently needed in East Suffolk and elsewhere.

'Older people in care homes abandoned to die amid government failures during pandemic', says Amnesty Report

A series of "shockingly irresponsible" Government decisions put tens of thousands of older people's lives at risk and led to multiple violations of care home residents' human rights, said Amnesty International yesterday, following an investigation by the human rights group's Crisis Response team.

Sizewell C

East Suffolk Lib Dems response to Planning Inspectorate. September 2020

The Liberal Democrat, Green and Independent Councillor Group on Suffolk County Council have made their position abundantly clear that they consider the plans for Sizewell C to be economically unviable and damaging to the environment. Local East Suffolk District Council, however said in their 90 page submission that they will maintain a "neutral" stance on the proposed Sizewell C development.

Federal Party Autumn Conference 2020 - Preview of Day four, MONday 28th September

The first session on the final day of Conference commences at 2pm and is taken up with Party Business

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Followed by:

A SpeEch by Lib Dems party Leader, ED DAVEY MP commencING at 2.50pm

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Following a one hour break there follows a Consultative session at 5pm:

Federal Party Autumn Conference 2020 - Preview of Day Three, Sunday 27th September

Federal Conference commences at 10am on Sunday with an Emergency Motion or topical discussion to be determined from motions or items submitted for debate or discussion.

The first motion Racial Justice Cannot Wait is currently scheduled to be moved by Christine Jardine (Note:The newly appointed Spokesperson for Women & Equalities is Wera Hobhouse)

Federal Party Autumn Conference 2020 - Preview of Day Two, Saturday 26th September

Federal Conference commences at 10am on Saturday with a Q & A session on Foreign Affairs and post Brexit transition period. Final line up of the Panel awaited but include two Lib Dem Peers, Baronesses Northover and Ludford*