Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
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 Dems win seats in Local Elections
Liberal Democrats were successful in defending their seats on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Councillors Karimeh Foster won in Whitehall and Roy Davies won the seat that was vacant following Paul Browne's decision to retire from the Borough Council after more than 40 year's service. In both cases they won over 50% of the vote.
18 May 2016
Haringey Lib Dem Leader thanks outgoing Mayor and welcomes new Mayor
At Haringey Council's annual meeting at Alexandra Palace, Cllr Jennifer Mann finished her term as Mayor of Haringey and was...
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17 May 2016
Govt talks with DR UK and DBC on PIP mobility rules
Disability Rights UK welcomes the Government's agreement to hold urgent talks with us and the Disability Consortium on the fairness of the current PIP moving around descriptors. The public offer was made by the DWP Minister during a House of Lords debate on 4 may 2016 where the Lords voted to accept the following motion proposed by Lady Thomas of Winchester: "That this House calls on Her Majesty's Government to hold urgent talks with Disability Rights UK and the Disability Benefits Consortium to identify a mobility criterion in the Personal Independence Payment "moving around" assessment which is fairer than the current 20 metre distance, in the light of the impact on reassessed disabled claimants and the resulting large number of successful appeals." You can read a transcript of the Lords debate Disability Rights UK says: "Motability has reported that, to date, 45% of scheme users - over 13,000 - who have been reassessed from DLA have lost their Motability cars. It tells us that the number of DLA claimants l
17 May 2016
Hinckley and Bosworth Lib Dems welcome new campaign to prevent male suicide
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2016, Liberal Democrats in Hinckley and Bosworth are backing a new campaign which aims to prevent male suicide in the UK.
17 May 2016
Inward investment from EU at risk
The UK gets £66 million of investment EVERY DAY from other EU countries - that's more than we pay to be a member of the EU says Office for National Statistics
17 May 2016
Liberal Democrats welcome International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
On Tuesday 17th May, we as a international community recognise that people facing homophobic, biphobic or transphobic discrimination and harassment wherever it exists is not acceptable and has to be fought against in every possible way.
17 May 2016