Is there somewhere in your area that might be suitable?

Venues need to have:

* Space for 100-200 attendees
* Main debate hall
* Exhibition area
* Reception / registration area
* 2-3 training / fringe rooms
* Catering area, which may be the same space as the Exhibition area if large enough
* Accessible premises (eg. lifts, ramps, hearing loops)

Good car parking and public transport links are a definite bonus.

Get in touch with regional HQ if you have a suggestion – remember the Local Party gets an exhibition stand free so this is also a chance for fundraising locally!

Tim Farron MP

Lib Dem Party President and MP for Westmorland & Lonsdale Tim Farron said, following Ed Miliband’s comments on lobbying,

“Ed Miliband’s sudden interest in getting to grips with lobbying is mere opportunism, not least as he and his shadow cabinet voted against Liberal Democrat proposals for greater transparency on this very issue when they were in government.

“Liberal Democrats are the only party to have consistently called for reform of the rules around lobbying, that’s why there is a commitment to introduce a statutory register of lobbyists in the Coalition Agreement.

“Ed Miliband need not worry. On this issue, like many others, Liberal Democrats will deliver where the last government failed.”

In 2006, when Labour were in power, the Lib Dems introduced a proposal to introduce a lobbying register – it was voted down by 284 Labour MPs, including Ed Miliband.