Tom Watson calls the Lib Dems ‘a Bananarama tribute band’
Mr David said: “I am pleased to be playing a full and leading role in both scrutinising and opposing Government policy, while helping to develop Labour’s policies in key areas”.
Tongue was forced to resign from her parliamentary post as Liberal Democratic whip in 2012 after making controversial statements against Israel. “You never worry he’s going to say something because it’s expedient, it will always be because it’s what he thinks”.
He said the party could improve its numbers in the House of Commons and have a significant influence in the next parliament.
“But I say to Jeremy Corbyn: the European Union referendum is simply too important for ambivalence”.
What I will do over the coming weeks and months is have open dialogue with the party’s new leadership.
“The coalition was an outright disaster”, she said.
The former business secretary told a packed meeting on the fringe of his party’s Bournemouth conference that Labour was now “completely unelectable” and the Liberal Democrat’s experience in May was all the evidence needed of the ruthlessness of the Tory machine.
So let’s see; I’m strongly opposed to illegal wars, corrupt and undemocratic government, privatisation of public services and utilities, control of our economy by foreign corporations, right wing monopoly of the media, scrapping our precious human rights, oppression of the poor and weak by the rich and strong.
The alternative will be years of a disastrous one-party monopoly.
Howells added that Labour Party members must have consensus to win the 2020 United Kingdom general elections. “He was the first Liberal to lead us into government in peacetime since Lloyd George’s day and our achievement is something we are all collectively very proud of”.
But in a more strongly-worded statement shared with Tazpit prior to its official release, the BDBJ has adopted a less conciliatory tone with Corbyn, and promised to question his stance on issues that have irked many in Britain’s Jewish community.
“I said, one: we’re 45, two: I’m a bit busy, 3: we’re still rubbish”.
After winning the vote Mr Farron said: “I’m very pleased with the result”.
“Our MPs have to understand they are part of a democratic party now that is going to change and we have to respect the mandate he has been given”.
Deputy leader of the council, Councillor Geoffrey Samuel, speculated more could follow Coun Churchill in leaving the Lib Dems.
Mr Farron is also expected to use his speech to call for a ban on property developers advertising new homes overseas before they are offered to Britons.
The Lib Dem, responding to earlier claims by Sir Vince Cable, said he wanted to reach out to members of existing parties to join the Liberal Democrats rather than create a new group.
A peer and former Liaroeral Democrat MP is considering defecting to Labour because Jeremy Corbyn’s “honest” politics are “a breath of fresh air”.