ANNUAL LUNCH & AGM
A WARM WELCOME TO COME AND JOIN US! We will be holding our Annual Lunch on Sunday 3rd November at 12.30 for 1.00 pm at the Royal Victoria Hotel, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0BD and would like you to join us.
Liberal Democrats have elected 72 Members of Parliament at the 2024 General Election. This is a record result for the party.
Liberal Democrats are now the third-biggest party in the House of Commons.
More than three-and-a-half million people voted Liberal Democrat in this election.
Help us to build the LibDem voice for the future - we need volunteers, money and supporters.
If you want to help - please contact Martin Griffiths email
Please join The Hastings & Rye LibDem annual lunch which will take place at the Bannatyne Hotel, Battle Road, Hastings TN38 8EA on Sunday 24th November at 12.30 for a 13.00 sit down meal.
Stephen Lloyd, the former LibDem MP for Eastbourne has kindly agreed to be our guest speaker. Stephen was the MP for Eastbourne from 2010 to 2015 and 2017 to 2019. His front bench roles included Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Northern Ireland, the DWP and in the coalition government, as PPS to the Environment Secretary.
A WARM WELCOME TO COME AND JOIN US! We will be holding our Annual Lunch on Sunday 3rd November at 12.30 for 1.00 pm at the Royal Victoria Hotel, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0BD and would like you to join us.
Following the decision of former Labour Castle Ward councillor Lee Clark to join the Liberal Democrats, the 2016 Conservative candidate for Silverhill has done the same.
Former Castle Ward Councillor Lee Clark, who served as Chair of Labour's Hastings Borough Council Group for a number of years, has joined the Liberal Democrats.
The Hastings & Rye constituency was represented by the local party's General Election agent, Rev Paul Hunt, at Westminster Abbey, for the memorial service of Lord Paddy Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, which took place on Tuesday.
On Saturday, local Liberal Democrats enjoyed a sunny afternoon in the famous garden of Rye & Winchelsea councillor Howard Norton. The event had been planned as a celebration of the successes of Cllr Norton and Cllr Andrew Mier (Southern Rother) earlier in May. Due to national events, the garden party also became a pre-General Election rally, raising over £1000 for local party coffers. Speaking after the event Cllr Norton said, 'It was good to be able to say thank you properly to our teams of helpers. But it was also good to hear from our parliamentary candidate about plans for the General Election.' Liberal Democrat candidate for MP in Hastings & Rye, Nick Perry, said, 'I am extremely proud of the work that Howard and Andrew are doing as part of the all-new Rother District Council: making it more responsive to the needs of local people. 'We have had a fantastic afternoon, and I am very grateful for the generous financial support people have given. 'Things are very different on the doorstep now
Following Saturday's cross-party call for her to resign (over the gagging of Parliament, and her about-turn on Brexit), local Liberal Democrats have welcomed Amber Rudd's resignation from the Cabinet and the Conservative benches.
Our market system should balance businesses’ needs and the rights and freedoms of workers.
The last ten days have been immensely difficult for our country.
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