This motion endorses policy paper 153, For A Fair Deal, as the basis for constructing the party's manifesto for the next general election. Motion as passed by members:
Submitted by: Federal Policy Committee.
Mover: Layla Moran MP (Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, International Development, and Science, Innovation and Technology).
Summation: Lord Newby (Chair of the Manifesto Working Group).
Conference applauds the remarkable decency and strength of people across the United Kingdom, from all backgrounds and all walks of life: working hard, raising families, helping others and playing by the rules, even in very tough times.
Conference reaffirms that the Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, welcomes the enormous strides that Britain has taken towards that goal over the centuries, and celebrates the role that Liberals and Liberal Democrats have played in leading that change.
However, Conference believes that, after years of Conservative neglect, the social contract - or fair deal - between people and government has been shattered.
Conference condemns the out-of-touch Conservative Government for letting the British people down and taking them for granted, and in particular for:
Conference also condemns the Labour Party for failing to offer an ambitious vision for the country or long-term solutions to the challenges we face, and the SNP for its record of failure, chaos and division in Scotland.
Conference decries the UK's political system as fundamentally broken - millions of people feel powerless and excluded, robbed of their rightful say and unable to hold the powerful to account.
Conference believes that the British people deserve a fair deal that gives everyone the power to make the most of their potential and real freedom to decide how they live their lives.
Conference calls for a fair deal with five key themes:
Conference therefore endorses policy paper 153, For A Fair Deal, as the basis for constructing the party's manifesto for the next general election, and welcomes its key commitments to:
Applicability: Federal; except 2 and 3. (lines 70-76),'and local councillors in England' in 5. (line 82), 7 and 8 (lines 87-92), 10 (lines 95-97) and 12 (lines 101-103), which are England only.
Conference applauds the remarkable decency and strength of people across the United Kingdom, from all backgrounds and all walks of life: working hard, raising families, helping others and playing by the rules, even in very tough times.
Conference reaffirms that the Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, welcomes the enormous strides that Britain has taken towards that goal over the centuries, and celebrates the role that Liberals and Liberal Democrats have played in leading that change.
However, Conference believes that, after years of Conservative neglect, the social contract - or fair deal - between people and government has been shattered.
Conference condemns the out-of-touch Conservative Government for letting the British people down and taking them for granted, and in particular for:
Conference also condemns the Labour Party for failing to offer an ambitious vision for the country or long-term solutions to the challenges we face, and the SNP for its record of failure, chaos and division in Scotland.
Conference decries the UK's political system as fundamentally broken - millions of people feel powerless and excluded, robbed of their rightful say and unable to hold the powerful to account.
Conference believes that the British people deserve a fair deal that gives everyone the power to make the most of their potential and real freedom to decide how they live their lives.
Conference calls for a fair deal with five key themes:
Conference therefore endorses policy paper 153, For A Fair Deal, as the basis for constructing the party's manifesto for the next general election, and welcomes its key commitments to:
Applicability: Federal; except 2 and 3. (lines 70-76),'and local councillors in England' in 5. (line 82), 7 and 8 (lines 87-92), 10 (lines 95-97) and 12 (lines 101-103), which are England only.
Mover and summation: 16 minutes combined; movers and summation of any amendments: 4 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate, see pages 110-111 of the agenda.
The deadline for amendments to this motion is 13.00 Monday 11 September. Those selected for debate will be printed in Conference Extra and Sunday’s Conference Daily. The deadline for requests for separate votes is 09.00 on Saturday 23 September.
In addition to speeches from the platform, voting members will be able to make concise (maximum one minute) interventions from the floor during the debate on the motion. See pages 109 and 111 of the agenda for further information.
The FCC has agreed to make the following drafting amendment to the motion:
In 11. (line 99), delete ‘Ministers’ and insert ‘MPs, and especially Ministers,’
Submitted by: Chippenham
Mover: Katie Vigar.
Summation: Sarah Gibson.
In C. (line 59), delete ‘A flourishing environment’ and insert ‘A sustainable and flourishing global and national environment’
Delete 1. (lines 67–69) and insert:
Submitted by: Ealing
Mover: Cllr Jon Ball
Summation: to be announced.
In 5. (line 82), after ‘England’ insert: ‘and reform the House of Lords with a proper democratic mandate’.
Submitted by: 15 members
Mover: George Cunningham.
Summation: Baroness Smith of Newnham (Lords Spokesperson for Defence).
In 14. (line 109), after ’and the rule of law’ insert ‘including by creating a comprehensive UK strategy to challenge regimes such as that led by the CCP in China’.
Submitted by: Basingstoke & Deane
Mover: to be announced.
Summation: to be announced.
In 14. (line 110), after ‘superpower,’ insert ‘reinstating the 0.7% of GNI aid target, re-establishing a Department for International Development’.
Submitted by: Basingstoke & Deane
Mover: to be announced.
Summation: to be announced.
After 14. (line 113), add:
15. Protect the BBC, Channel 4, S4C and BBC Alba as independent, publicly-owned, public service broadcasters, and support growth in the creative industries.
Amendment Six
22 members
Mover: Ruth Gripper.
After VIII. (line 42), insert:
Conference utterly condemns the Prime Minister’s scrapping or delaying of key net zero policies, which will accelerate global heating, undermine business confidence and investment and increase the cost of living.