Liberal Democrat European Group (LDEG)

The Liberal Democrat European Group.....

Supports liberal values, peace and prosperity in Europe, and UK membership of the EU
Prepares campaign materials for members and LibDem activists.
Runs stalls and events at Lib Dem conferences. (See below from Bournemouth.)
Convenes members' seminars and study trips on Brexit and European issues.

LDEG is an Associated Organisation (AO) of the Liberal Democrats.

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Robert Heslop, Membership Officer, Nick Hopkinson, Chair of LDEG and Thomas Cole, Northern Ireland Spokesperson at LDEG's stall

Parliament will have to decide IF we leave the EU

Article: Jun 3, 2018

By Helen Mountfield QC in https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/the-governments-brexit-stance-is-riddled-with-legal-confusion

The government's Brexit stance is riddled with legal confusion

Only Parliament - not the Government and indeed not a referendum - can decide IF the UK leaves the EU. At the moment, the Government only has permission to say it intends to leave. A leading lawyer argues that, if Parliament rejects the deal to leave, the UK has to stay in.
UK's Brexit position 'unsustainable' - Nicola Sturgeon

Article: May 28, 2018

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN in www.politico.eu

First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said today that the U.K. government's position on leaving the EU customs union and single market is "unsustainable" and dominated by "mad Brexiteers."

In an interview with POLITICO's Ryan Heath in Brussels, Sturgeon urged British citizens not to give up on the possibility of preserving the U.K.'s membership of both.
EU set to have better deal with the Commonwealth nations after Brexit than UK

Article: May 23, 2018

In The Guardian

The EU has leapt ahead of the UK in the pursuit of free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand after member states gave the green light for talks to start within weeks.

Read the full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/22/eu-trade-talks-australia-new-zealand-brexit-commonwealth
Lib Dems protect British jobs with vote in House of Lords

Article: Apr 19, 2018

British jobs should be protected, following a vote in the House of Lords. Liberal Democrats helped defeat the Government and voted to keep Britain in a European Customs Union, which is key to Britain's future prosperity.

An amendment on the customs union (supported by the Liberal Democrats and some Crossbenchers, Labour and Conservative peers) was passed by 348 votes to 225.

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