The Liberal Party notes with anguish the escalation of violence on the Israeli Lebanese border as the region approaches the first anniversary of the brutal Hamas 7th October attack on Israel
At this point in time the region is as far away from peace as at any point in the last 12 months despite considerable loss of life and destruction.
Whilst Hezbollah has provoked Israel along its northern border for months, the recent wave of assassinations using rigged electronic devices has only served to intensify the conflict and risks drawing Iran directly into the conflict.
After 12 months of death and destruction no party can any longer claim any monopoly on pain or loss. The Liberal Party again calls for an urgent de-escalation in the region and a humanitarian ceasefire to allow the evacuation of civilians and to restore essentials public services.
The Liberal Party NEC
We welcome the apology by the Prime Minister for the systemic failures in national and local government, all of which contributed to an entirely avoidable disaster in a tightknit community.
The completion of this report over 6 years is however only one further step of the process of healing and justice.
Over 4000 buildings in the UK still retain flammable cladding and urgent progress must be made to complete the removal of this from the exterior of buildings.
We note that the report also does not look to the future and does not deal with the issue of no more high rise buildings, no more gas in flats and the wider issue of the use of cladding in the construction industry.
The Liberal Party NEC
Previous Press Releases can be found here.
The annual Liberal Party assembly will be held on the 5th October at The Great Barr Hotel, Birmingham, B43 6HS. The event will run from 9:30am till 4:30pm and be hosted in the 'The Festival Suite'.
This is the annual event where policy is debated, and we welcome submission for discussion at the meeting. It is your opportunity to influence the direction of the party.
The event will be a blended meeting with a Zoom facility for those wishing to participate and the Assembly/Conference is open to all members.
Travel options for the venue are available via https://www.traveline.info/
Using a larger venue will give members attending the vent to opportunity to socialise in more relaxed surrounding during the meeting.
More details and a Zoom meeting invite can be obtained from the secretary to the NEC, infotheliberalparty@liberal.org.uk
Liberal Party leader Cllr Steve Radford has appeared on the first edition of a new series of independent podcasts entitled Small Parties Big Ideas hosted by Jose Fox.
The intention is for the short series to explore Britain's minor party scene in the lead up to polling day on 4th July.
The podcase is available to listen to from the following links:
Apple: http://Lnkd.in/eCusHRKe
Spotify: http://Lnkd.in/efMF58RS
Promoted by Stephen Graham on behalf of the Liberal Party, 12 Dayworth Mews, Lundy Lane, Reading, RG30 2RR.
