Christian MP Stephen Lloyd, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Religious Education and is the Liberal Democrat MP for Eastbourne and Willingdon, asked a question to the Prime Minister during 'Prime Minister's Questions' on why an important document relating to RE in schools had been delayed at No.10 and not published.

Photo from RE Council

Stephen Williams, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bristol West, affirmed the work of faith organisations and also shared the positive impact of his own church upbringing at FaithAction's conference yesterday called 'Faith: Too Significant to Ignore'.

This is a transcript of the Gladstone Lecture given by Shirley Williams on Tuesday 21 October at St James' the Less, Pimlico. An audio recording is also available on the website.

LDCF gathered for a prayer meeting in the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, Houses of Parliament on an important day - 100 years on from the start of the First World War. 

On Tuesday 21 October 2014, Baroness Shirley Williams delivered the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum's annual Gladstone Lecture on the topic of 'How can we best promote peace in the world?'

Last week the Lib Dem Christian Forum hosted a roundtable, which brought together faith-based organisations and leading Lib Dem party figures to discuss the international development policies in the 2015 manifesto.