Liberal Democrats pay tribute to Jo Cox
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron and Paddy Ashdown have paid tribute to Jo Cox MP who was murdered this afternoon.
16 Jun 2016
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron and Paddy Ashdown have paid tribute to Jo Cox MP who was murdered this afternoon.
I am devastated and I am angry. Today we wake to a deeply divided country. Nigel Farage's vision for Britain has won this vote, but it is not a vision I share.
Responding to the news that the majority of Labour MPs have said they have no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn, Liberal Democrat President Sal Brinton said: "At a moment when politicians must stand up and put aside tribal interests and put the nation first, Labour have failed to meet that challenge."
Commenting on the report by the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee, Lib Dem Treasury spokesperson Susan Kramer said, "The Leaders of the Brexit campaign, including Andrea Leadsom, have been quick to claim that any hit to our economy was a minor blip and already in the past. The Bank of England's report shows that those who lied during the campaign are continuing to treat the public like fools even now. They need to stop pretending all is well and start acting in the interests of the country.
Here is Liberal Democrat party leader Tim Farron's final speech on the EU referendum campaign trail.
Last night the Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued a response to the recent petition calling for a second referendum. The petition, set up by a Leave campaigner, said: 'We the undersigned call upon HM Government to implement a rule that if the remain or leave vote is less than 60% based on a turnout less than 75% there should be another referendum.'