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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a statement outside Downing Street on extremism.
Danny Alexander was appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury in May 2010. He was the Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey. Education Danny was educated at Lochaber High School, Fort William in the Scottish Highlands before studying...
The Chair has written to political party leaders and parliamentary candidates in the forthcoming general election about the importance of upholding standards of conduct during elections.
Lord Newby was appointed as Government Deputy Chief Whip and Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard in May 2012. He is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. Education He was educated at...
Norman Lamb was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Health in September 2012. He was elected as the Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk in 2001. Education He was educated at Wymondham College, Norfolk and the University of...
Baroness Northover was appointed to the role of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Development on 4 November 2014. She was previously Lead Government Spokesperson in the House of Lords for DFID from September 2011 to...
Alistair Carmichael is the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. He was appointed as Secretary of State for Scotland in October 2013. He was elected as the MP for Orkney and Shetland in 2001. Education Alistair attended Port Ellen...
Lorely Burt was appointed as an Assistant Government Whip in November 2014. She was elected the Liberal Democrat MP for Solihull in 2005. Education Lorely grew up in the West Midlands and studied economics. Political career Lorely served as Liberal...
Lord (Michael) German led the Liberal Democrat group on Cardiff City Council for 12 years between 1983 and 1995. In 1997 he was awarded the OBE for political and community service in Wales. In 1999 he was elected to represent...
Tom Brake became Deputy Leader of the House of Commons in October 2012 and was also appointed as an Assistant Government Whip in November 2014. He was elected the Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington in 1997. Education Tom...
Baroness Randerson became Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales in September 2012. She is a Welsh Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. Education Baroness Randerson studied at Bedford College, University of London. Political career After her election...
The Rt Hon Lord Stunell OBE is a Liberal Democrat Life peer sitting in the House of Lords since 26 October 2015. Lord Stunell previously sat in the House Of Commons as MP for Hazel Grove. His previous roles include:...
David Cameron was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 13 November 2023. He was elevated to the House of Lords on 20 November 2023, as Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton. He was previously Prime Minister...
In September 2012, Jo Swinson became Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Women and Equalities Minister. She was elected as the Liberal Democrat MP for East Dunbartonshire in 2005. Education...
Andrew Stunell was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government from May 2010 to September 2012. He was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Hazel Grove on 1 May 1997. Education Andrew was educated at...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's speech at the Society of Editors 25th Anniversary Conference in London.
Steve Webb was appointed Minister of State for Pensions in May 2010. He was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Thornbury and Yate in May 2010. Education Steve studied philosophy, politics and economics at Hertford College, Oxford. Political career Steve was...
Jenny Willott was an Assistant Government Whip from February 2012 to November 2014. She was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central on 5 May 2005. Education Jenny was educated at Wimbledon High School and Uppingham School. She studied Classics...
Norman Baker was appointed Minister of State for Crime Prevention in October 2013. He was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes on 1 May 1997. Education Norman was educated at The Royal Liberty School in Gidea Park and studied at...
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