British Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath, Liberal Democrat Wera Hobhouse, works on a laptop during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic from her home in Bath, south west England, on April 21, 2020. - The British parliament returns on Tuesday from an extended Easter break, allowing lawmakers to scrutinise ministers as criticism grows of government handling of the coronavirus crisis and deaths outside hospitals increase. MPs are being encouraged to attend the lower chamber House of Commons via video link for the first time as a result of the pandemic. (Photo by GEOFF CADDICK / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF CADDICK/AFP via Getty Images)
In our Liberal Democrat leadership contest, calling yourself a “centre-left politician” has become a bit of a catchphrase.
This concerns me. If we are having the necessary debate about our future direction, we need to make sure that words are given their proper meaning.
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