Annual General Meeting
Saturday 24 October 2020 10:00 AM
To be held online via Zoom
Pre-registration required; members only.

AGENDA

Chair: Catherine Bearder, President

1. Short presentation and exchange of views with Christine Jardine MP, spokesperson for the Treasury, Brexit, Europe and Trade (up to 45 mins)
2. Apologies for absence
3. Minutes of 2019 AGM and matters arising (web page)
4. Chair's report (web page)
5. Party review of SAOs and AOs (chair verbal report)
6. Financial and membership reports (web page)
7. Any other business

Michel Barnier on UK situation in EP plenary:

This letter was first published in the Financial Times

Letter: Internal market bill undermines the strength of our union

As the Anglican primates of the four nations of the United Kingdom and Ireland, we wish to highlight the grave responsibility of peers in the House of Lords today as they debate the UK internal market bill.

European Council conclusions on EU-UK relations, 15 October 2020

3. The European Council recalls that the transition period will end on 31 December 2020 and notes with concern that progress on the key issues of interest to the Union is still not sufficient for an agreement to be reached.

4. The European Council reaffirms the Union's determination to have as close as possible a partnership with the United Kingdom on the basis of the negotiating directives of 25 February 2020, while respecting the previously agreed European Council guidelines, as well as statements and declarations, notably those of 25 November 2018, in particular as regards the level playing field, governance and fisheries.

Mark Pack: "Why did the Liberal Party become so pro-European and how did that carry over into the Liberal Democrats? That was the topic when I welcomed back Duncan Brack to Never Mind The Bar Charts. We roamed over everything from the creation of the Anti-Corn Law League through to the future for pro-Europeanism in the Lib Dems."

Yesterday's online panel discussion among a number of top laywers is now available to replay. For access and full details please see event page here.

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