Jo Swinson MP spoke to delegates at the start of the Scottish Liberal Democrat spring conference in Hamilton on Friday about the state of British politics  

CommonSpace reporter David Thomson reports from the last day of the Scottish Lib Dem conference in Aviemore where party activists heard from their UK leader, Vince Cable. 

THE SNP should get behind the call for a UK-wide vote on the Brexit deal, Lib Dem leader Vince Cable told the Scottish Lib Dems conference on Saturday [21 April].

Cable used his speech to urge the SNP to back them on getting a referendum on the Brexit deal once the negotiations are completed.

Scottish Labour MEP Catherine Stihler was speaking after Scottish Labour’s executive changed the motion to be voted on by party members

A SCOTTISH LABOUR MEP has said that a post-Brexit deal with the single market should not be ruled out after Scottish Labour’s executive committee (SEC) changed the text of a motion which sought to alter the party’s position. 

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TODAY’S INSTALMENT (Thursday 9 February) of the CommonSpace daily news roundup includes: Closure of world’s largest refugee camp blocked by Kenyan court, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon lashes out at Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn over Brexit Bill and easy D Trump.

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TODAY’S INSTALMENT (2 March) of the CommonSpace daily news roundup includes: News homes unaffordable for 8 in 10 UK families, Peers defeat government Brexit Bill in bid to guarantee rights of EU nationals and Shameless cronyism.

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TODAY’S INSTALMENT (20 February) of the CommonSpace daily news roundup includes: Iraqi army prepares for final stage of assault on Daesh in western Mosul, House of Lords to begin Brexit Bill debate and #LastnightinSweden.

News: Iraqi army prepares for final stage of assault on Daesh in Mosul