Liberal Democrats boss shuts down LGB Alliance’s claim it will attend party conference

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The Liberal Democrats has denied the LGB Alliance’s claim that it has been given a spot at the party’s conference.

On 8 July, the LGB Alliance announced that it has applied to attend “all of the party conferences”, though it did not clarify which ones, and that it was “delighted to announce that we’ll be running a stand and a fringe event at the Lib Dems’ annual bash”.

“Looking forward to some open and productive conversations about LGB rights & representation,” the LGB Alliance tweeted.

Liberal Democrats CEO Mike Dixon quickly shot this down on Twitter.

“This is not correct. To confirm: you do not have a stand or a fringe at Lib Dem Conference,” he tweeted.

“I have checked with the team and there has been an administrative error.” The Liberal Democrats confirmed this to PinkNews.

Liberal Democrat peer Sarah Ludford slammed the decision to exclude the LGB Alliance, a group set up in opposition to Stonewall’s trans-inclusive stance, and which spends most, if not all of its energy campaigning against the furthering of trans rights.

“This is a great pity,” she tweeted 9 July, quoting the Liberal Democrats’ constitution: “The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society … in which no one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.”

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That is a great pity @mikedixn.
You are of course familiar with the @LibDems constitution:
“The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society…in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.” https://t.co/4uPvVMwVKP

— Sarah Ludford