I've just been in touch with one of the Liberal Democrat councillors for the ward up the road from me to line up a Focus delivery round on Monday, 8 March. That's the date from which the latest change in guidelines in England comes in. It gives the go-ahead to a much wider range of leafleting and also to doorstep canvassing.
The proposed 1% pay rise for NHS workers is an insult from the government. We need to pay NHS staff properly for the vital work that they do.
Nurses, carers, cleaners and other healthcare workers are working flat out every day to keep hospitals running and save as many lives as they can, just as they are every single day when there is not a pandemic.
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Here's what our peers got up to this week.
Monday 22nd February
Each day in the Lords begins with four oral questions to the Government on different topics. Dee Doocey took the Government to task for often taking many weeks, or even months, to answer Written Questions submitted by peers. They are a critical tool for parliamentarians, she said, and government departments are working in a way that is detrimental for others trying to hold ministers to account.
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Weekly Whip w/c 22nd February
Monday 22ndFebruary
All eyes were on the Prime Minister on Monday as he delivered an address to Parliament, setting out a roadmap of rolling back restrictions as the pandemic heads into a new phase.
For years, the Liberal Democrats have been campaigning to scrap the archaic Vagrancy Act, which makes it illegal to sleep rough.
And on Thursday 26th February, Wolverhampton born Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick conceded that we were right, and that it's time to get rid of this cruel and outdated law.
25 years ago our former leader Paddy Ashdown laid out the stakes for Britain's position in the world:
Britain's role as the bulwark against tyranny in two wars this century was not a product of isolationism. It was the natural response of a nation used to engaging in the world and certain about its role as a European power.
The census collects information about households across England and Wales, every ten years. Census 2021 will provide fresh information to improve our understanding of the pandemic as well as making sure that the services we use meet the needs of our changing society.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year will be a 'digital-first' census. People are encouraged to respond online on their mobile phones, laptops, PCs or tablets.