Lib Dem health reforms vote bid fails A bid to allow Liberal Democrats to vote for controversial health reforms to be dropped has failed, the party has confirmed. Campaigners against the NHS shake-up won enough support to have their "kill the Bill" emergency motion debated tomorrow at the party's spring conference in Gateshead. But, under the party's alternative vote system, the attempt failed on second preferences. Instead a rival motion on the Health and Social Care Bill that calls on Lib Dems to support the changes was selected. That was put forward by Baroness Williams, who initially opposed the proposals.