Max says: people won’t be fooled by MP’s climate change bill
Reacting to the news that Cheltenham's Tory MP Alex Chalk has introduced a climate change bill to parliament, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Cheltenham Max Wilkinson said:
Read moreCross-party statement on People's Vote and revoking Article 50
Following cross-party talks, opposition parties have called for a People's Vote to be a priority and to keep the option to revoke Article 50 on the table to avoid a no-deal Brexit.
In a joint statement, Vince Cable, Liz Saville Roberts, Ian Blackford, Chuka Umunna and Caroline Lucas said:
Gloucestershire Lib Dems marching for a people’s vote
This Saturday, hundreds of people from Gloucestershire are expected to join the hundreds of thousands from across the country that are set to descend on Parliament Square to demand a People’s Vote.
Read morePM must not be allowed to waste more parliamentary time
Responding to the decision by Commons Speaker John Bercow to rule out the Conservative Government holding another vote on its previously rejected Brexit agreement if the motion remains "substantially the same", Liberal Democrat Brexit Spokesperson Tom Brake said:
Read moreLabour cannot keep playing both sides on Brexit
Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesperson Tom Brake has warned that the Labour leadership “cannot keep playing both sides and get away with it” after John McDonnell suggested Labour would support a People’s Vote, if the Prime Minister does not support Jeremy Corbyn’s demands.
Read moreCheltenham MP makes over £16,000 from his second job
According to House of Commons records, Cheltenham's Tory MP declared £16,293 of earnings from his second job doing legal work between August and November last year – a period of just four months. For that money he worked 97 hours as a barrister, the equivalent of almost a day a week over the period.
Read moreAirbus warning a stark reminder of the livelihoods at risk
Responding to Airbus’ latest warning that a no-deal Brexit could force it to pull out of the UK, describing the Brexit process as a "disgrace", Leader of the Liberal Democrats Vince Cable said:
Read moreTheresa May’s Brexit deal is dead
Cheltenham Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate Max Wilkinson has said the Tories’ Brexit Deal is dead.
Yesterday’s vote in Parliament takes us a step closer to an exit from Brexit - with a resounding defeat of Theresa May’s Brexit deal - the biggest defeat in Parliament ever.
Read moreRail fare rise is another kick in the teeth for Cheltenham commuters
Responding to today’s increase in rail fares, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary spokesperson for Cheltenham Max Wilkinson said: “The rise in rail fares is another kick in the teeth for rail passengers in Cheltenham.
Read moreLib Dems table no confidence motion in Government
The Liberal Democrats, alongside the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Green party, have tabled a motion of no confidence in the Conservative Government.
Read morePaul Baker to spearhead Lib Dem promotion push
Cheltenham Liberal Democrats are delighted to announce that former Cheltenham Town F.C. Chairman, and councillor for Charlton Park, Paul Baker, has been elected as constituency chairman for 2019 at this year’s AGM.
Read moreBrexit chaos hitting businesses hard
Responding to reports that UK- focused firms have been hit hard by the PM's proposed Brexit deal, with RBS, Lloyds, Barclays, Marks and Spencer, Barratt, Berkeley and EasyJet all seeing falls in their share prices
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Read moreIs Cheltenham's MP asleep on the job?
Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesman for Cheltenham Max Wilkinson is asking whether the town’s Tory MP is asleep on the job after he conceded he was unaware of plans to downgrade the local hospital until he read it in a press release
Read moreTell us your views on Brexit
Whether you voted leave or remain, you almost certainly didn’t vote for this incompetence in government.
Read moreWe demand better than Tory health downgrades
Liberal Democrats are demanding better after NHS bosses revealed proposals for another downgrade of Cheltenham General Hospital.
Read morePedal power –Lib Dems call for road improvements to encourage more to commute by bike
Today is the UK’s Cycle to Work day, one of the largest event in the bike calendar. An annual celebration of cycling, every year the event sees thousands of workers ditch the car and cycle to work instead.
Read moreTory MP’s charity visits won’t right the wrongs of his callous voting record
Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson for Cheltenham Max Wilkinson has urged the town’s Tory MP to take responsibility for his callous voting record instead of visiting local charities looking sad.
Read moreTheresa May’s brazen hypocrisy over Cheltenham
Local Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservatives of brazen hypocrisy after the Prime Minister praised Cheltenham’s Tory MP for attending a charity that helps people suffering due to government cuts.
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"Cyclists don’t know what a pothole is” says Tory Councillor
Gloucestershire’s pothole plague isn’t as bad as it might appear, in part because “Cyclists don’t know what a pothole is”, according to a senior Gloucestershire Conservative Councillor.