When I became an MP in 2015, I could never have imagined we would find ourselves in this position. Through the prudent and practical decisions taken during the coalition years, the economy was recovering and our country was on the up.
Coming from business, joining the Conservative Party seemed the logical thing to do. But two general elections and an EU referendum later, the landscape has shifted beyond all recognition.
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I am delighted to announce that Heidi Allen has joined the Liberal Democrats.
I’m delighted to welcome Heidi to the party. She has been a tireless campaigner for a people’s vote and has time and time again put the country’s interests ahead of her own.
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This morning, the Office for National Statistics published a shocking set of figures. They show that 726 homeless people died in 2018 – a 22% increase since 2017.
This is an epidemic that is claiming far too many lives, and the Conservative Government is completely failing to get to grips with it.
This is an epidemic that is claiming far too many lives
We must protect the most vulnerable people in our society, but instead the Tories are sitting on their hands.
Their “out of sight, out of mind” mentality needs to stop now. People are dying, and we need to take a more compassionate approach to end this homelessness crisis.
The Liberal Democrats demand better.
We need to scrap the Vagrancy Act. It’s a cruel, Dickensian law that criminalises people just for sleeping rough.
That’s why I have brought forward a Private Members’ Bill that would repeal it.
The Vagrancy Act is a cruel, Dickensian law
Last night @LaylaMoran gave a passionate speech in Parliament on why the cruel Vagrancy Act should be repealed. The act currently criminalises those that sleep or beg on the streets. pic.twitter.com/hYFDhJuaJN
— Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) January 30, 2019
The Government should be helping vulnerable people out of homelessness, not fining them and locking them up.
The Liberal Democrats will build the social housing and provide the support people need. That’s how we can prevent rough sleeping and stop people dying on our streets.
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