Wealden Liberal Democrats

All Uckfield residents are invited and encouraged to attend this public meeting on Tuesday April 2nd from 7-9pm at the Uckfield Civic Centre. Paul Sparks, Uckfield town councillor and the Liberal Democrat District Council candidate for Uckfield East ward explains that this meeting has been arranged in order to give local residents the opportunity to quiz all our Uckfield candidates in advance of the Wealden District Council elections on Thursday 2nd May, and to discuss some of the key issues in Uckfield that Wealden District Council needs to address, such as uncontrolled parking in the Town Centre and on residential roads.

Following the news of eight defections from Labour and three from the Conservatives into the newly formed "Independent Group", Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable praised the disaffected MPs for making such a brave stand and welcomed the resultant political shake-up. He also reiterated that our party is always glad to work cooperatively with like-minded people in British politics, whether or not they are Lib Dem members.

So after two-and-a-half years of incompetence, indecision and ineptitude, Theresa May's Brexit deal has been resoundingly rejected by the House of Commons. Despite postponing her "meaningful vote" by over a month in order to rally support for her bad deal, it was voted down last night by an historic parliamentary majority of 230, the biggest government defeat ever.

"Last Saturday a group of committed and stalwart Liberal Democrats joined in the national day for demanding a "peoples vote" on the final deal. Pictured are two of us waiting for the stand to arrive. It was such a miserable wet, cold day and even the Xmas lights on the tree failed. It was a very interesting morning. Alas the "deal" is not a deal but a wish list of suggestions for future negotiations. Nothing is as good as the deal we already have with Europe. We will be poorer, apparently we will lose the economic might of the whole of the Welsh economy or the City of London. The rich will be fine, as they always are but the poor will suffer. There will be no Brexit dividend. The continuing negotiation of the UK's future relationship with Europe will continue for many years distracting the government from resolving the many issues facing us which are all to do with national policy; affordable housing, better wages, up skilling the workforce, funding local policing, looking after the NHS and caring for our elderly in old age to name a few. If you care for your country and are concerned about the "deal " May has brought back please write to your MP. Every letter counts"

Vince Cable: I am honouring Remembrance Day at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, and yesterday I did so at the Richmond Synagogue.

Nearly every family in this country has a relative who was killed or injured in the Great War. My maternal grandfather was badly wounded, taken prisoner and his health was permanently damaged.

Today we remember them and we honour their sacrifice.

If you're going on the Peoples' Vote march in London on Saturday 20 October - no trains between Brighton/Lewes and Three Bridges - journey replaced by buses.

But the Uckfield Line is fine

Sign the Lib Dem petition to defend civil liberties

The much-used and misattributed quote "The price of liberty is eternal vigilance" has come back to challenge us over the government's Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill, which is currently going through the parliamentary legislative process. And if we don't keep vigilant, we may well find that this government - with Labour support - has taken away important parts of our liberty.

Wealden Libdems were out and about on Saturday 29th September to promote the People's Vote March which takes place in London on Saturday 20th October. This was a national day to encourage more people to join the march and demand a People's Vote on the final Brexit deal, with an option to stay in the EU.