Devon and Cornwall Liberal Democrats have launched a petition urging the UK Government not to give in to pressure from Donald Trump to drop our high animal welfare and food production standards in exchange for a trade deal.

We believe we should be cutting food miles and supporting our local farmers, not threatening their livelihoods.

As a local political party, we have been paying very close attention to the unfolding developments concerning the new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19. The World Health Organisation has declared a global pandemic, calling for "urgent and aggressive action". Here in Plymouth, at the time of writing, we are fortunate that our city is still free of any confirmed cases. However, the City Council's Director of Public Health, Ruth Harrell, stated in her update yesterday that it is unlikely that we will remain so, and expects that we will see cases in Plymouth at some point.

Plymouth Liberal Democrats have been delighted to get back out on the campaign trail for the 2020 Local Elections. The team have been out meeting residents in Compton ward, with local candidate Sima Davarian. We have had lots of positive conversations on the doorstep and look forward to many more conversations over the coming weeks. You can find out more about Sima's campaign on her Facebook page. We look forward to updating you with further developments over the course of our campaigning.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us, joined our campaign team and donated towards our efforts. We could not have done it without you.

It has been a disappointing General Election outcome nationally. However, it was a privilege supporting Sarah Wollaston's campaign in Totnes. It is a huge shame that such a brilliant and principled MP was not re-elected as a Liberal Democrat. It was also a disappointing result for Danny Chambers in North Cornwall.

It's the final day of the General Election campaign. We have a great team spreading the Liberal Democrat message and fighting for a Brighter Future. Together we can Stop Brexit, fund the NHS, tackle the Climate Emergency and invest in our services. Make sure you get out and vote tomorrow.