Tag Archives: Nick Clegg

Signs of hope for job-sharing MPs campaign

Activists who want disabled people to be able to become job-sharing MPs are pushing the deputy prime minister to reopen a parliamentary inquiry, so that it can discuss the idea again.
Campaigners want parliament to introduce new laws that would allow two people from the same political party to stand together for election to represent a [...]

Liberal Democrat conference: New scheme should see more disabled MPs

A new programme aims to help the Liberal Democrats increase the number of disabled people – and other under-represented groups – elected to represent their party as MPs.
The Liberal Democrat leadership programme was launched by the party’s leader, Nick Clegg. The first eight candidates have already been selected.
The programme is designed to support about 50 [...]