Liberal Democrat Peers have been leading the fight against the Conservatives in the House of Lords and inflicted a whopping 15 Government defeats on the EU Withdrawal Bill. That Bill is key to reversing Brexit and is expected to return to the House of Commons in late June.

The Liberal Democrats will now spearhead the resistance against Brexit in the Commons.

The EU has leapt ahead of the UK in the pursuit of free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand after member states gave the green light for talks to start within weeks.

Read the full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/22/eu-trade-talks-australia-new-zealand-brexit-commonwealth

Congratulations to all the very many Liberal Democrats who stood for local council seats this month.

Local democracy relies on those who put themselves forward to represent residents, so whether you won or not, I hope you will be proud of having stood.

As a party, we saw results greatly exceeding expectations, with a big net gain of 75 councillors and four new councils under Liberal Democrat majority control.

We're looking for members for two new policy working groups: one on health and social care and one on climate change.

Do you have expert knowledge of the healthcare system? Of social care? Or climate change and energy policy?

If so there is an opportunity to help set the direction of party policy on these issues by joining a policy working groups. The party's Federal Policy Committee is launching two new working groups: a Health and Social Care working group and a Climate Change and the Low Carbon Environment working group.

I've been blown away by the thousands of people who have joined the campaign to ban upskirting so far.

Together, I know we can achieve a change in the law.

Two weeks ago at Prime Minister's, Questions the Prime Minister said the Government were considering supporting my bill ban upskirting. We need to make sure her warm words are backed up with action

Trump's decision to scrap US participation in the Iran nuclear deal is reckless and short-sighted.

The deal is far from perfect, but it is better to work with our partners to make changes than to pull out altogether and risk heightened tensions in the Middle East.

Trump's careless actions serve as another reminder of the enormous value of our EU partners.

Thank you! Thank you for everything that gave us the best election night in some years.

We took control of four councils: Richmond & Kingston in London, Three Rivers District in Hertfordshire, and South Cambridgeshire District.

We also had a great increase in the net councillors across England, +75, just behind Labour on +79. The Tories had -33, with UKIP -123.

The Liberal Democrats are seeking a highly qualified volunteer with significant experience of financial and compliance matters at a high level to become their Registered Treasurer and Chair of the Federal Finance and Resources Committee.

The FFRC Chair and Registered Treasurer of the Party is a senior role within the party that requires a substantial commitment beyond the Chairing of the FFRC, including attending and contributing to both the Federal Board and the Operations Committee (a sub-committee of the Board comprising the Vice Chairs, English and Welsh Chairs, the Scottish Convenor and all the Federal Committee Chairs), as well as being an ex-officio member of the Federal Audit and Scrutiny Committee.

Wokingham Borough Liberal Democrats are hosting a dinner with Vince Cable on Saturday 12 May from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. There will be a buffet followed by an audience with Vince at 7:15pm.

Since Vince became Party Leader, his top priorities have been:

• fighting to make sure the UK remains at the heart of the EU;
• building an economy that works for everyone;
• investing in high-quality public services and a decent welfare system;
• building a mass movement that can win elections and make our country more liberal and more democratic.

Council reserves have increased by an additional £561,000 taking the overall transformational reserve to over £1.2m following a meeting of West Berkshire Council. This extra money is left over from the sale of various Council owned assets. The Liberal Democrat Opposition at West Berkshire Council has urged the Council to use this money as quickly as possible to help residents who are paying more but getting less from their Conservative run council. Speaking at the meeting Cllr Lee Dillon Leader of the Opposition said "This money can be used to lessen the harm that the cuts are having. For example they could scrap the Green Bin Tax which is asking residents to find another £50 per household on top of the 6% Council Tax rise we have all recently been hit with" Newly elected Cllr Jeff Brooks commented after the meeting "This looks like the Tories trying to build up a war chest for the election next year. Residents and front line services need help now, not next year when the Tories hope it will help residents forgot the harm they have done through all these cuts".