A member of my household was surprised to receive a letter from the council this week telling them that they had to shield due to them being clinically vulnerable. They had already been made aware of this having had the NHS write to them recently. I was shocked to see that the council letter was signed from the leader of the council, Damian White.
Liberal Democrats have tabled another amendment to the Fire Safety Bill which will be debated when the bill reaches the House of Lords today, with Lib Dem peer Baroness Pinnock describing the issue as "an unresolved crisis of major proportions."
During debate on the Lib Dem amendment to the bill, which would stop the cost of fire safety work like the removal of unsafe cladding from being passed on to leaseholders and tenants, Baroness Kath Pinnock will say:
London Liberal Democrats mayoral candidate Luisa Porritt has launched her campaign, setting out her vision to Take London Forward.
Luisa, a former MEP and current Camden councillor, shared her plans for jobs, homes and clean air.
Speaking in her local pub the Haverstock Tavern in a launch live-streamed on Facebook, Luisa highlighted how the pandemic will change London, and why it is time to seize the moment for positive change.
Human rights matter. For British soldiers, Hillsborough families and victims of the Stafford hospital scandal, the Human Rights Act has been vital to securing justice.
It empowers us, ordinary people, to challenge the government in court to uphold their rights. It's a fundamentally good and liberal piece of legislation that has protected the rights of us all.
