the mp for east dunbartonshire beat her rival ed davey. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar hasstop brexit or try. jo swinson was favourite to win and she did, easily. jo swinson, 47,000... standing against brexit has been the lib dems' best game plan, and she's sticking to it. in the face of nationalism, populism, the catastrophe of brexit, the two old parties have failed. 0ur party has been clear on brexit from day one. we believe the uk's best future is as members of the european union, and that's why, as your leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. she's come a long way. this tax on learning is not acceptable. as a student, jo swinson campaigned against tuition fees. westminster‘s youngest mp in 2005, she was a minister in the coalition which introduced the tuition fees that helped wreck the lib dems' popularity. she lost her seat in 2015, like all but a handful of lib dems. back two years later, she was elected deputy leader and also made history by taking her baby into the commons. now she must nurse a recovery that's brought in one defecting labour mp so faran

i am confident of my position in east dunbartonshire.ority at the last election. dunbartonshire. i won it with a majority at the last electionm was not very much. it is more than i had since i was first elected. it is a four party political system and it isa a four party political system and it is a fight between myself and the snp in east dunbartonshire. they won the seat in 2015, but the voters in 2017 wanted me to be the mp again. let us think ability a snap election, brexit hasn't happened and it isa election, brexit hasn't happened and it is a hung particle. are you ruling out a formal coalition with jeremy corbyn or let's say in this scenario boris johnson? yes. yes. categorical. absolutely. what if one is trying to form a government, is there nothing they could offer you that would push you into some sort of arrangement? i mean, this goes to the heart of the problem that is facing our country. because frankly, the choice between borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn is not good enough. britain deserves better than either of those. we hav

the mp for east dunbartonshire beat her rival ed davey. deputy political editor john pienaar has more. new face, same promise — stop brexit, or try. jo swinson was favourite to win, and she did, easily. jo swinson — 47,000. standing against brexit has been the lib dems' best game plan, and she is sticking to it. in the face of nationalism, populism, the catastrophe of brexit, the two old parties have failed. 0ur party has been clear on brexit from day one. we believe the uk's best future is as members of the european union. and that's why, as your leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. she has come a long way. this tax on learning is not acceptable. as a student, jo swinson campaigned against tuition fees. westminster‘s youngest mp in 2005, she was a minister in the coalition which introduced the tuition fees that helped wreck the lib dems' popularity. she lost her seat in 2015, like all but a handful of lib dems. back two years later, she was elected deputy leader and also made history by taking her baby into the commons. now

the mp for east dunbartonshire, who beat her rival sir ed davey, said she was "delighted and honouredts now have 12 mps in the house of commons. they came second in the recent european elections, winning 20% of the share of the vote. the party is campaigning for a second referendum and to remain in the eu. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar has more. new face, same promise — stop brexit or try. jo swinson was favourite to win and she did, easily. jo swinson, 47,000... standing against brexit has been the lib dems' best game plan, and she's sticking to it. in the face of nationalism, populism, the catastrophe of brexit, the two old parties have failed. 0ur party has been clear on brexit from day one. we believe the uk's best future is as members of the european union, and that's why, as your leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. she's come a long way. this tax on learning is not acceptable. as a student, jo swinson campaigned against tuition fees. westminster‘s youngest mp in 2005, she was a minister in the coalition which introduced the tuition fees that helped wre

the mp for east dunbartonshire, who beat her rival, ed davey, said she was delighted and honoured to house of commons. they came second in the recent european elections, winning 20% of the share of the vote. the party is campaigning for a second referendum and to remain in the eu. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has more. new face, 5ame promise — stop brexit or try. jo swin5on wa5 favourite to win and she did, ea5ily. jo swinson, 47,000... standing against brexit has been the lib dems' best game plan, and she's sticking to it. in the face of nationalism, populism, the catastrophe of brexit, the two old parties have failed. our party has been clear on brexit from day one. we believe the uk'5 be5t future is as members of the european union, and that's why, as your leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. she's come a long way. thi5 tax on learning is not acceptable. as a student, jo swin5on campaigned against tuition fees. we5tmin5ter‘s younge5t mp in 2005, she was a minister in the coalition which introduced the tuition fees that helped wreck the lib dems' popula

months, and i wa nt the last few weeks and months, and i want to have my team in westminster and east dunbartonshireknow ed and i have both felt this as we tour the country from aberdeen to plymouth and seemingly everywhere in between. ed has carried himself with grace throughout. and never lost his passion nor his sense of humour. i have a huge amount of respect for ed which has only grown through this campaign. he was an exceptional minister in government and his environmental record is second to none. we have worked together for years and we agree on most things it turns out, which i admit didn't always make for the most exciting contest. i am always make for the most exciting contest. lam proud always make for the most exciting contest. i am proud to call ed at friend and that we have both run clean campaigns, focusing on the issues that really matter. it is a huge talent for our party and i can assure you he will be absolutely central to our team. applause when i decided to stand for the leadership, i did so thinking the challenge facing our party would be a very different one. we were stubborn

when i think of girls growing up in east dunbartonshire, it is inspiring to see women in positions ofld do a betterjob, but are not prepared to do the actual work? laughter. i think my advise to all women is actually be true to yourself, persevere, keep going and be true to the vision that you're working for. cani the vision that you're working for. can i congratulate the honourable lady on her election as leader of her party. i'm pleased that we have a member representing a scottish constituency who is the leader of a united kingdom party. ithink it goes to show we are one united kingdom and mp5 from the four nations of our union sit in this house on the basis of equality and canii house on the basis of equality and can i i congratulate her on becoming the first woman i believe to lead the first woman i believe to lead the liberal party and i'm pleased to hand the baton on to another female leader. as you look around the chamber, we almost have a full set. she referred to and my party's had two women leader. the liberal party has a woman lead, the snp as do the dup, plaid cymru and t

employment relations, the honourable memberfor east employment relations, the honourable member for east dunbartonshireker. like marcus. marcus is a 71—year—old on credit, a leaseholder who is threatened with being evicted. he says, and i quote, open quote i paid taxes and national insurance all my life. how is it right that i am being bullied and threatened with homelessness? the state will not protect me. he goes on to say, i have been working until 2am every night for the past six months, collecting evidence. i have got no idea if i have prepared my evidence correctly. does marcus, trying to save his own home, not deserve legal aid to get proper representation in aid to get proper representation in a court and be fairly heard? obviously, i recognise the concerns that marcus has about taking his case. but the right honourable and might reflect on the fact that one quarter of the ministry ofjustice's budget is spent on legal aid the we spent £1.6 billion on it last year. we are committing to ensuring that people can access the help they need into the future, but that is only one part of the picture. w