Thousands of EU nationals living across North Somerset have not been offered permanent residency in the UK, official figures have revealed.  The Liberal Democrats have accused the government of leaving local families from the EU in “legal limbo” and throwing people’s lives into uncertainty. Of the 3,670 EU nationals across North Somerset who have applied for permanent residency, only 1,970have […]

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I’ve challenged the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner regarding the redeployment of the beat officer covering the Blagdon and Churchill Ward. With a growing population and a number of anti-social behaviour and burglary issues, residents are concerned by the reduction in police coverage. I have asked the PCC to review the situation and […]

Popular local campaigner and resident Cllr Patrick Keating will build on the LibDems’ excellent results in the local and European elections to contest Weston-super-Mare in the upcoming General Election. Since winning Blagdon from the Tories in May’s local elections, Patrick has been working with fellow LibDem councillors to demand better for residents of Weston-super-Mare and […]

The Conservative Government’s post-Brexit immigration restrictions would leave businesses in Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset struggling to fill roles and seriously curtail growth in our region, particularly in high tech and creative industries, a new report from the IPPR states today. The study shows that 75 per cent of the current EU migrants in the North […]

The Liberal Democrats have warned that the Government is failing to guarantee the rights of all 3.6 million EU citizens in the UK, as new official figures show that fewer than 1 million people had been given Settled Status by the end of September. The latest EU Settlement Scheme Statistics, published today by the Home Office, […]

The Liberal Democrats have been at the forefront on climate change, calling for action long before Labour or the Tories, and we intend to stay there. Liberal Democrats are supportive of the aims of Extinction Rebellion to start meaningfully dealing with the climate emergency, and of course support their right to protest and draw attention […]

Responding to the reports from a leaked document stating that the Department for International Trade will try to lower the UK’s food standards to secure a trade deal with the United States, Liberal Democrat shadow Foreign Secretary Chuka Umunna said: “The promises made by Boris Johnson and the Conservative Government that the UK would have […]

Responding to Boris Johnson’s speech to Conservative Party Conference, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson said: “When you strip away the bluff and bluster, this was a speech by a Prime Minister who is determined to crash us out of the EU without a deal. “Fanatically repeating ‘Get Brexit Done’ does not give any comfort […]

Responding to the publication of the Prime Minister’s alternative proposals, Liberal Democrat shadow Brexit Secretary Tom Brake said “These proposals just confirm what we already know, Boris Johnson has no viable alternative to the backstop. “The UK will go from having no border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as a member of the EU, to Boris […]