English Local Elections: 20/04/2017 Party Election Broadcasts: Liberal Democrats

ALARM BLARES

-NEWSREADER:

-'The UK has voted to leave the European Union

'by 52% to 48.

'Ukip leader Nigel Farage celebrated the result,

'declaring that dawn was breaking on an independent nation.'

SHE SIGHS

'Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to resign

'later this morning.'

HE HUMS

Right!

'The pound fell sharply as the referendum result became apparent,

'and traders are bracing themselves for panic when the markets open.'

-Oh, f...

-'Football news.

'And England are confident of advancing to the next stage

'ahead of their upcoming European Championship game against Iceland.

'More bad news, I'm afraid.

'There's a front of bad weather coming in, so brace yourself.

'Far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen

'has emerged as a frontrunner for the French presidency.

'Experts are warning that the NHS will come under increasing pressure

'after Britain has left the European Union.'

ALARM BLARES

'Donald Trump has been elected as the new president

'of the United States, after beating rival Hillary Clinton.

'During the campaign, Mr Trump said he would build a wall

'on the country's border with Mexico, and called for a ban on...

'The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has lost a vote of no confidence

'from his parliamentary party, with 172 of his MPs voting against him.

'The Government has been criticised over its reluctance to take in

'child refugees from Syria.

'Thousands of unaccompanied children fleeing conflict in the Middle East

'are now stranded in Europe,

'including the so-called Jungle camp in Calais.'

'The Government have refused to confirm that EU citizens already

'living and working in the UK

'will have the right to stay after Brexit.'

ALARM BLARES

'Theresa May has confirmed that Britain will leave

'the European Single Market and said she is prepared for Britain

'to leave Europe with no new deal in place, if necessary.

'Labour's been criticised for handing a blank cheque

'to Theresa May, after Jeremy Corbyn ordered his MPs

'to vote with the Government to trigger Article 50.'

Do you get deja vu?

I don't know. I'll check the fridge.

'The Government's been criticised for failing to provide

'more funding to tackle the pressures facing the NHS...

'Racist or religious abuse incidents recorded by police in England

'and Wales have risen dramatically since the European referendum.'

ALARM BLARES

If you've woken up too many times with that sinking feeling,

worried about the direction our country and our world is heading,

if you're fed up with a Conservative government

embarking upon a hard and divisive Brexit,

if you're fed up with a Labour Party more interested in fighting

with itself than standing up to this Government,

then don't shrug your shoulders, don't look the other way.

Get involved.

All right?

The Liberal Democrats are the real voice of opposition

and the only party standing up for a Britain that is open,

tolerant and united.

And every day,

people who believe what you believe are joining the Liberal Democrats.

You can start by voting for Liberal Democrat councillors on May the 4th.

Every Liberal Democrat we elect is a voice for you, for your community

and for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united.

So join us.

The fightback starts here.