I want to start by thanking Lucy Salek, our wonderful candidate in Lewisham East, and her team, including the many of you who have helped, either visiting Lewisham or helping remotely by phone. We have sent a strong message to both Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn that we will continue to fight against Brexit, and insist on a people’s final say on the deal.

Today, the Government has announced that they will be backing my Bill to make ‘upskirting’ a specific sexual offence.

I’ve been working closely with the tenacious campaigner Gina Martin and her lawyer Ryan Whelan on the details of law reform with the Ministry of Justice – supported by hundreds of activists who have lobbied the relevant ministers for a change in the law on upskirting.

I’m absolutely delighted that the Government has agreed to support her legislation to close any potential loopholes, in order to better protect victims and increase convictions.

My bill will receive its 2nd reading in the House of Commons today (15th June).
 

With all the privacy notices flooding your inbox, you’ll know the UK Data Protection Act passed into law.

Over the last five weeks, hundreds of Liberal Democrat activists have been hard at work campaigning in Lewisham East, for our fantastic candidate, Lucy Salek.

And last night, their hard work was rewarded – we quadrupled our share of the vote and delivered a 19% swing against Labour – the largest swing against a Labour opposition since 1983.

The final results were:

Recent events have raised the profile of the Windrush Generation in the media and public consciousness, but sadly not for reasons our country can be proud of. Instead, we should be celebrating the contributions of migrant communities in the UK.