Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Lib Dem Leader, Ed Davey, chooses his Team. Christine Jardine - Treasury, Brexit, Europe and Trade
Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey has announced a new team of spokespeople who will hold the Government to account and rebuild our party.
23 Sep 2020
Government U-turn leaves Surrey Tory leader embarrassed over waste of taxpayers’ money
Tory County Council Leader Tim Oliver, Weybridge Division, has been forced to delay contraversial plans for a single Uni...
23 Sep 2020
Call for Halt to Harmful Health Authorities Merger as Plans are ‘Rammed Through’
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have called for a halt to the 'headlong rush' towards a merger of the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups, over fears that it could have a harmful impact on local health services in the future.
22 Sep 2020
A Response from the LGBT+ Liberal Democrats and Wera Hobhouse MP to the UK Government’s plan to scrap GRA Reform
Grief and despair. That's what a great number of trans, non-binary and intersex individuals in the UK are feeling today. Despite 3 years of promises and consultations by successive Conservative governments, which created a storm of anti-trans hatred and disinformation from the media, the Government has scrapped its plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act. We, along with a majority of respondents to both Govenrment consultations, had welcomed proposals to introduce self-identification, remove the spousal veto and allow non-binary individuals to gain legal recognition. Sadly, these have all now been scrapped.
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22 Sep 2020
Financial impact of COVID-19 for Bedford Borough Council
Bedford Borough Council's Executive discussed the financial impact of COVID-19 following a report highlighting that the council is facing a financial gap of between £22 and £36million over the next five years with the impact of COVID-19 causing a significant pressure.
22 Sep 2020
MP and charity call for Government action on Pension Credit after 1,000 households in the South Lakes miss out on support
Local MP Tim Farron has teamed up with the charity Independent Age to urge the Government to act after new figures revealed that 1,205 households in Westmorland and Lonsdale who are entitled to Pension Credit - designed to keep the least well-off pensioners out of poverty - are missing out on receiving the benefit.
22 Sep 2020