A Week in Politics #7
Helen Morgan MP (Photo: Shropshire Live) Unsurprisingly, following our party conference, I have a few cheers to offer this week. Cheers to Helen Morgan MP for keeping maternity safety on the agenda. On 21 September, the party published its analysis of rising serious childbirth injuries and called for staffing, training and resources to improve care. Cheers to Tim Farron for putting water company reform back in the spotlight. The party set out plans aimed at making water companies answer to billpayers and tackling the close relationship between the industry and its regulators. Cheers to Lib Dem members for backing a new approach to trans rights at conference on 21 September. The party called the equalities watchdog’s proposed guidance on single-sex spaces “discriminatory and unworkable” and urged a rethink. Cheers to Josh Babarinde MP and conference members for passing a new party strategy after the “Summer of Strategy” consultation. His update points to a sharper nation...
