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I am SO proud of our Party today

The fight against Brexit is not over. We showed we're closer than ever to a People's Vote

Alongside other pro-Europeans, we showed the fight against Brexit is not over. We showed we're closer than ever to a People's Vote.

There were a million people marching today with a million reasons why they want to stop Brexit - but in my speech to our huge Lib Dem contingent, I chose one: Climate Change.

Commenting on ScotRail reaching a remedial agreement with the Scottish Government, Scottish Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Mike Rumbles MSP said:

"Does the Transport Secretary think that long suffering rail customers have short memories?

"The previous Transport Secretary heralded his 'improvement plan' in January last year. Now we have the current Transport Secretary's 'remedial plan'. Has he any explanation as to why anyone should believe him that the Scottish Government's remedial plan will work when their improvement plan failed so miserably?

Commenting on new figures from the Resolution Foundation projecting that child poverty is set to rise to 29 per cent by 2023/24, which would be the highest rate in over 20 years, Social Security spokesperson Caron Lindsay said:

"This is a terrifying prediction. This chaotic Conservative Government have eaten away at people's living standards and now almost a third of children are facing growing up in poverty.

I'm on the train returning home from Brussels after a day speaking to European liberal leaders, ahead of the European Council, and then briefing the gathered media on the Liberal Democrat campaign for a People's Vote, to stop Brexit.

Given that the United Kingdom has caused such huge difficulties and tumult in the European Union, the warm reception given to us by our sister parties - patient, rather sad - is always impressive. I emphasised to the danger the Prime Minister is placing both the UK and Europe in, by arguing for a short extension which simply postpones the cliff edge we have been facing. What is needed now is a long extension to Article 50, to permit a real rethink and a final public say on the deal.

Responding to reports that NHS Lothian has written to nearly 200 patients who underwent heart surgery in the last six months to warn them of a potentially deadly infection risk, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

"Infection control experts are already taking significant steps to reassure patients but this news will be hugely stressful for patients who have already undergone complex procedures and may be in a vulnerable condition.

Responding to the publication of the Scottish Parliament's sexual harassment policy, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said:

"I hope that the publication of this policy is a landmark moment in the way that Parliament deals with sexual harassment.

"We have a duty to everyone, both in Parliament and out, to demonstrate a zero tolerance approach.

In the news this week, it was announced that an increasing number of schools across Birmingham have stopped their LGBT+ relationship education directly as a result of protesting parents.

This should be a national scandal.

A select few parents have protested against teaching children that same-sex relationships exist and are ok.

Scottish Liberal Democrat Communities and Local Government spokesperson Councillor Peter Barrett has today said that the SNP are increasing the burden on the bereaved as a new report revealed that councils have increased burial charges in response to increasing budget pressures.

The Local Government Overview 2019 report from the Accounts Commission found that councils had increased 11 types of charges by more than inflation between 2016/17 and 2018/19. The highest increases were in relation to burials, with the cost of a burial plot increased by an average of 20 per cent (22 councils responded) and the cost for burial services increased by 12 per cent (23 councils responded).