Today is Global Day of Parents - a day proclaimed by the UN to honour parents throughout the world. The birth of a child is a life-changing event. For many mothers, this will be the happiest time of their lives, but this is never the whole story. New mothers can often experience mental health problems before and after birth, cope with the trauma of pregnancy and birth, and struggle with societal expectations of motherhood.
Over 70,000 people still die every year in the UK thanks to smoking-related illnesses. Lib Dems demand better preventative care measures to prevent this.
Over fifty years on from the discovery of the true health consequences of smoking, smoking has been reduced but still costs the lives of over 70,000 people in the UK every year.
On Question Time last night, Jo Swinson announced her intention to succeed Vince Cable as Lib Dem leader. She released her manifesto today, with 3 main themes:
I'm excited to announce I'm running for leader of the @LibDems so we can:
- Build an economy that puts people and the planet first
- Harness the technological revolution for Britain's future
- Rally a liberal movement to stand up for our values
There can be no doubt. This weekend's results - our best ever in an EU election - prove that the Liberal Democrats are back in business.
16 brilliant MEPs.
20.3% of the national voteshare.
Beating Labour and the Tories for the first time since 1906.
Seeing so many of our hard-working candidates get the amazing results they deserved this weekend was an extraordinarily special feeling. My thanks go out to them and everyone who played a part in getting them elected.
Today is World Menstrual Hygiene Day. The date serves as a reminder that no one should be disadvantaged because of their period. Eradicating period poverty has been a priority for Liberal Democrats for over two years. We were the first party to lay a motion on the issue in Parliament back in 2017 and in Wales our Education Minister, Kirsty Williams rolled out a £2.3 million scheme to provide sanitary products to girls across primary and secondary school. The fight to eradicate period poverty wherever it exists is far from over.
Sir Vince Cable has formally announced his resignation as party leader and the process for the election of his successor as Leader of the Liberal Democrats is underway.
Wolverhampton members thank Vince for all he's done since he was elected leader. He's been a steadying influence when it was most needed - and that's led to us gaining 15 new MEPs and almost 800 new councillors. Thank you, Vince.
Reflecting the national swing to the Liberal Democrats, the party made great progress in Wolverhampton. This was a major contribution to the Lib Dems gaining a seat in the EU parliament for the West Midlands Region. The clear message of STOP BREXIT and unapologetically supporting a People's Vote resonated with many voters.
