Local homelessness figures demand eviction ban extension

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Local homelessness figures demand eviction ban extension, Lib Dems warn The Liberal Democrats in Calder Valley have urged the Government to extend the eviction ban as official figures reveal that 48 of Calderdale families in private rented accommodation were deemed at risk of homelessness.

PM Must Apologise Over Grades

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PM must apologise over grade award “shambles” Ahead of the expected announcement that all A level and GCSE pupils in England are to get their teacher assessed grade, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Layla Moran said: “Despite the warnings, the Education

Lib Dems call on Williamson to resign in the face of grades chaos

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Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson Layla Moran has described Gavin Williamson as “out of his depth” and said that he must go in the wake of yesterday’s “shambolic” grade outcomes. Moran’s push for Williamson to resign follows criticism of the Secretary

Rise in discrimination towards BAME people since lockdown must be tackled

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Responding to a University College London study that found BAME groups were most likely to report facing discrimination since lockdown began, Liberal Democrat Equalities Spokesperson Christine Jardine said: “Everyone should be free to live their lives without fear of discrimination, abuse or

Govt must halt use of facial recognition by police

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Lib Dems: Govt must halt use of facial recognition by police Responding to the ruling from the Court of Appeal that the use of automatic facial recognition technology by the South Wales Police is unlawful, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokeperson Christine Jardine said: “This ruling is

Govt must provide practical and financial support ahead of schools opening fully

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Responding to comments from the Prime Minister that reopening schools fully is a “national priority”, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Layla Moran said: “Months of remote learning has seen too many pupils left behind. It is absolutely right to prioritise getting

Multigenerational are the new Black

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First, it was minority ethnics, then Blacks Live Matter and now Asians – the popular trope doing the rounds for why the North is being locked down is now multigenerational households. Yes, multigenerational is the new black. Craig Whitaker, Conservative MP for Calder Valley, gave an interview

Blocking pupil grade appeals could deny opportunities “for years to come”

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Responding to news that schools, but not individual pupils, will be able to challenge the GCSE and A Level grades awarded, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Layla Moran said: “This completely fails to get to grips with the issue. If individual pupils are not able to challenge grades which

Failure to sack Cummings shows PM’s “weakness and incompetence”

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Responding to a new report from University College London showing that public confidence in the UK Government’s ability to handle the coronavirus pandemic dropped sharply following news about the travel movements of the Prime Minister’s Chief Adviser Dominic Cummings, Acting Leader

Decade of Dissonance

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Part one of a three part series on social change The world is different, especially since Covid-19 emerged and a meagre four months ago the global pandemic triggered a lockdown of the UK economy. But the UK has been different since 2010; we have lived through a decade of dissonance and could