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Following a disastrous appearance at the Home Affairs Select Committee last week, Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes was brought before the House of Commons yesterday, but was still unable to answer what immigration checks EU citizens will be subject to after Brexit, and how these will apply to those who are already here are therefore entitled to 'settled status'.

The Home Office is currently trialing the scheme for applying for settled status, but it isn't due to be fully open until March 2019. Nokes boasted that the Home Office has now granted settled status to 1,000 EU citizens, less than 0.03% of the 3.6 million EU citizens currently living in the UK.

Following the debate, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Ed Davey said:

"Millions of EU citizens in the UK have been living under a cloud of uncertainty for more than two years. After being quizzed by MPs on two separate occasions, the Immigration Minister has utterly failed to offer them any clarity.

"The one thing the Minister did admit is that the Conservatives will not be able to implement their much-vaunted immigration red lines for years to come.

"The Conservatives are sleepwalking into another Windrush scandal, where hostile environment checks destroy the lives of people who have every right to be in the UK. The Government's chaotic approach to Brexit risks subjecting EU citizens to those same injustices.

"Conservative Ministers must end this uncertainty and offer a way out of this mess entirely by giving the people a final say on the Brexit deal, with the option to remain in the EU."

The Annual General Meeting of Ipswich Liberal Democrats has been booked for Friday 16th November at the Collinson Room, Quaker Meeting House, 39 Fonnereau Road, Ipswich IP1 3JH. We have the room from 6:30pm so will aim to start at 7pm. More details to follow nearer the time.

Here are some of last years attendees:-

Commenting on reports that the Government will allow patients cannabis based medicines in exceptional circumstances, Former Liberal Democrat Health Minister Norman Lamb said:

"This is very welcome and long overdue change, which will be a relief for many patients and their families. It is disgraceful that people have been left to suffer for so long, because the Conservative Government have refused to accept evidence of the benefits of cannabis based medicines.

Congratulations to Councillor Inga Lockington who has today formally received her certificate of naturalisation. Inga said "I am, of course, delighted to have received my certificate which I received together with several other new British Citizens."

Liberal Democrat Inga Lockington received more than 50% of the vote in St Margaret's Ward in yesterdays Ipswich Borough Council elections. Inga said: "I think this shows the value of local knowledge and knowing your ward. People know me and I am really pleased that they have given me this great result."