Proud to be 1 of 72 @LibDemLords voting to give asylum seekers the right to work in the UK if their claim has not been resolved within 6 months. We won in @UKHouseofLords by just 1 vote! votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Lords/Diโ€ฆ #Refugees #RefugeesWelcome #RefugeesNeedHelp
But we lost by 5 votes an amendment from the Bishop of Manchester prevent โ€œoffshoringโ€ unless safeguards protecting human rights, protection against persecution, and threats to physical safety are in place. Judge for yourself how he Peers voted: votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Lords/Diโ€ฆ #Refugee
Tory Peers put under great pressure to be nasty theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aโ€ฆ #RefugeesNeedHelp

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Apr 25
The @UKHouseofLords votes overwhelmingly against Government plans which threaten the independence of the Electoral Commission. Amendment to delete them from #ElectionsBill carried by 265 to 199. @BestForBritain @UnlockDemocracy @electoralreform @LibDem4ER
Well done to the 10 Conservative Peers who rebelled to help stop the Government taking control of the @ElectoralCommUK, including some prominent figures - see list: votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Lords/Diโ€ฆ @UnlockDemocracy @BestForBritain @electoralreform @LibDem4ER @guardian @MirrorPolitics
Sadly amendment to ban donations from overseas lost 220 to 194. #ElectionsBill @UKHouseofLords
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It cannot be right that a Prime Minister can grant high levels of access to a business seeking government support, and then potentially offer him over ยฃ20million in shares when he leaves office and presses his friends and colleagues to help the business. theguardian.com/politics/2021/โ€ฆ
โ€œIt stinksโ€ says todayโ€™s @thesundaytimes #Greensill #Cameron
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