Phillip Lee MP joins the Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are delighted to announce that Bracknell MP Phillip Lee has joined the party.
The Liberal Democrats are delighted to announce that Bracknell MP Phillip Lee has joined the party.
Bedford Borough Council has used the summer holidays to the maximum, getting a number of road improvements projects underway and completed during this time when the roads are quieter.
Starting on Tuesday 3rd September, Bedford Borough Council is installing two mini-roundabouts on Goldington Road.
Responding to the decision at the Court of Session in Edinburgh to temporarily reject calls to block the Government's decision to suspend parliament, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson said "This legal challenge is one of many ways in which an anti-democratic Parliament shutdown could be stopped. Although the judge has refused a temporary halt to the Prime Minister's plans, I welcome the news that the full hearing has been brought forward to Tuesday."
Bedford Borough Council are asking people to have their say on the next steps for Bedford town centre, and over a thousand people have already responded!
henry Councillor Henry Vann, Parliamentary Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats in Bedford and Kempston commenting on the prorogation of parliament said "It is a complete disgrace. This Prime Minister hasn't faced the electorate and his government doesn't have a majority in the House of Commons. They claim to support democracy and want to return sovereignty to Parliament, but their actions show the opposite - they are trying to stop all scrutiny and just want to force a disastrous no-deal Brexit through. What are they scared of?"