The party has suggested a four-stage road map to ‘rebuilding’ the UK’s relationship with the EU.
The Liberal Democrats would seek “root-and-branch” reform of the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU rather than “tinkering around the edges” of the existing deal, Sir Ed Davey has said.
“But I’m worried that when parties talk about tinkering around the edges, they’re not really advocating the root-and-branch reform that Liberal Democrats believe is important to rebuild our relationship with Europe.” The Lib Dems are proposing a four-stage road map to “rebuild” the UK’s relationship with the EU, with initial steps to “mitigate damage”.
Party leadership has not indicated how long it might take to achieve this goal, but has made clear it would not happen immediately. Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey alongside West Country MPs and key candidates as they arrive for the Liberal Democrat conference at the Bournemouth Conference Centre New parents are currently eligible for 37 weeks of shared paid leave, which the party wants to extend to 46 weeks.
The party is planning to use the conference, which it believes could be its last before a general election expected next year, to agree on policies to woo so-called “blue wall” voters in southern England.
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