We’re excited to launch a series of regional Virtual Pub Chat across the world for Lib Dems Overseas members. The virtual pub chat is an open ended, free-flowing forum for members to discuss politics and current affairs. Since its inception in North America earlier in 2020, it has gone from strength-to-strength with members from across the US, Canada and the Caribbean participating on a monthly basis making it a can’t miss fixture on the North America branch calendar.

Yesterday we had our hustings for Lib Dems Abroad (France, Europe and Overseas branches).

The recording can be viewed below.

Lib Dems Overseas have submitted the document (link below) to the APPG on Frozen Pensions.

Below is the link to submit questions for the ‘Lib Dems Abroad Hustings', taking place at 2pm UK time on 16th Aug.

An All-Party Parliamentary Group for the British Frozen Pensions issue is conducting an enquiry and inviting submissions by 3rd August 2020.

The two Liberal Democrat leadership contenders - Ed Davey and Layla Moran - go head to head on Britain’s Place in Europe and the World. Video recorded 22 July 2020.

Dr Sue Collard of Sussex University has written this short history of Lib Dems Abroad which can be downloaded from here.

Our North America Branch team page is now online here.

Our members have been busy this year writing articles for publication in Lib Dem Voice.

Below we have compiled a list of these articles published so far with most recent articles at the top:

Responding to reports that China has passed a sweeping national security law giving it new powers over Hong Kong, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson and Chair of the APPG on Hong Kong Alistair Carmichael said: 

“This new law crushes what was left of the ‘one country, two systems’ framework. It destroys Hong Kong as we know it.