Thank you to all who voted for her, and for the army of volunteers who put so much effort in.
The work starts now.
You can watch her gracious acceptance speech via this link.
Following many years of campaigning by Lib Dem councillors, some play equipment for older young people has finally been installed in Court Recreation Ground. Every year Cllr Jonathan Lees reminded the borough council that there was £20,000 earmarked for teenage recreation facilities in Court Rec, which originally came from the insurance payout on the burnt out Court Rec Dojo.
With the recession people are hurting. 1 in 4 of Surrey's residents are living in financial stress and 30,000 are financially excluded - as they don't have bank accounts, savings or insurance. Without them people turn to loan sharks, some even for basic things like when their washing machine breaks down.
"Liberal Democrats oppose like-for-like replacement of Trident. It is not suited to today's security threats and, with a £100bn price tag, it is a system we simply cannot afford," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, Ed Davey.
Lib Dems in the South East celebrated a by-election win this week, after taking a seat from the Tories who were knocked into third place.
South East England Lib Dem Euro MP Sharon Bowles, Chair of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, welcomed proposals on Eurobonds presented to her committee by European Commissioner Olli Rehn, but noted that they will not solve the crisis in the short-term.
EU leaders have been asked to explain what they are doing to cut deaths on Europe's roads.
Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.
Liberal Democrats believe that everyone has the right to enjoy clean, safe water and unpolluted rivers, lakes, and coastlines. We are committed to ending the national sewage scandal and holding water companies accountable for their environmental impact.
