Sir John Vincent Cable is a British politician who was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017 to 2019. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Twickenham from 1997 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2019. He also served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Business,Innovation and Skills from 2010 to 2015.
Susan Veronica Kramer,Baroness Kramer PC is a British politician and life peer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park from 2005 to 2010. A member of the Liberal Democrats,she was their Treasury Spokesperson from 2015 to 2017 and 2017 to 2019.
Kingston and Surbiton is a constituency in Greater London created in 1997 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Ed Davey,the Leader of the Liberal Democrats. Davey previously held the seat from 1997 until losing reelection in 2015 to Conservative James Berry.
Richmond Park is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2019,its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Sarah Olney of the Liberal Democrats.
Twickenham is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Munira Wilson of the Liberal Democrats.
Joanne Kate Swinson is a Director of Partners for a New Economy and a British former politician who was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from July to December 2019. She was the first woman and the youngest person to hold the position,as well as the shortest-serving holder of the post. Swinson failed to be elected as an MP whilst leader of the Liberal Democrats. Swinson was Member of Parliament (MP) for East Dunbartonshire from 2005 to 2015 and 2017 to 2019. In September 2020,Swinson became Director of Partners for a New Economy (P4NE).
Timothy James Farron is a British politician who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2015 to 2017. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Westmorland and Lonsdale in 2005 and is the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs. Before entering politics,he worked in higher education.
Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith,Baron Goldsmith of Richmond Park,is a British politician,life peer and journalist who served as Minister of State for Overseas Territories,Commonwealth,Energy,Climate and Environment from September 2022 to June 2023. A member of the Conservative Party,he was its candidate at the 2016 London mayoral election and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park from 2010 to 2016 and 2017 to 2019. Ideologically characterised as having liberal and libertarian views,he is known for his support for environmentalism and localism.
Layla Michelle Moran is a British Liberal Democrat politician serving as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and International Development since 2020,and who has been the Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon since 2017.
Tessa Jane Muntnée Vasey is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She is the Member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills in Somerset,having previously been elected as the MP for Wells from 2010 to 2015 and serving as the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Secretary of State for Business,Innovation and Skills,Vince Cable. She is currently a member of the executive committee of Somerset Council,the unitary authority for the county of Somerset.
Rupa Asha Huq is a British Labour politician,columnist and academic. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Central and Acton since 2015.
The 2017 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 8 June 2017,two years after the previous general election in 2015;it was the first since 1992 to be held on a day that did not coincide with any local elections. The governing Conservative Party led by the prime minister Theresa May remained the largest single party in the House of Commons but lost its small overall majority,resulting in the formation of a Conservative minority government with a confidence and supply agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) of Northern Ireland.
On 1 December 2016,a by-election was held in the UK parliamentary constituency of Richmond Park. It was triggered by the resignation of the Conservative Member of Parliament Zac Goldsmith on 25 October 2016 over the Government's proposal for a third runway at the nearby Heathrow Airport. It was won by Sarah Olney of the Liberal Democrats,after a campaign focused on opposition to Brexit.
Sarah Jane Olney is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park since 2019,previously holding the seat from 2016 to 2017. Olney has served as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Treasury since July 2022 and for Business and Industrial Strategy since January 2020.
The 2017 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held following the resignation of Tim Farron as leader on 14 June 2017,after just under two years as leader of the Liberal Democrats. At the close of applications on 20 July 2017,Vince Cable was the only nominated candidate and was therefore declared the new leader of the party.
The 2019 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held following the announcement of the resignation of Vince Cable as leader on 24 May 2019,after just under two years as leader of the Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom. The two candidates to succeed Cable were Ed Davey and Jo Swinson.
Munira Wilson is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Twickenham since 2019. She has served as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education since 2021 under Sir Ed Davey,and previously as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Health,Wellbeing and Social Care from 2020 to 2021.
The 2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held in August 2020,after Jo Swinson,the previous leader of the Liberal Democrats,lost her seat in the 2019 general election. It was initially set to be held in July 2020,but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was delayed by six weeks,having been at first postponed until May 2021.
