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Press release on the Autumn Statement.

Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget

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.

Zöe: Waverley must get a grip on housing in Cranleigh

Zoe Franklin, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Guildford and Cranleigh, has hit out at the failure of Waverley to manage housing being built in Cranleigh.

Liberal Democrats can Change Britain's Future - #VoteLibDem on 8th June

Change Britain's Future - vote Liberal Democrat on 8th June because we believe we can:

IFS analysis shows Conservatives and Labour are hiding impact of their plans from the public

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has published a damning analysis of the Labour and Conservative manifestos, saying that neither party "has set out an honest set of choices."

Scrapping free school lunches would deprive 6,500 children, waste £1/2 million spent upgrading kitchens in Newcastle

Plans by Theresa May and the Tories to axe free school lunches would waste the £1/2 million invested in Newcastle to upgrade school kitchens, according to the Liberal Democrats' Shadow Education Cabinet Member on Newcastle City Council. It comes after figures revealed almost 6,500 children in Newcastle are set to lose out under the Conservative proposals. When in government, the Liberal Democrats invested £160m upgrading school kitchen facilities across the country to enable them to prepare hot lunches. Dr Nick Cott, who is also Liberal Democrat candidate for Newcastle Central commented: "The Liberal Democrats in government invested £160m to give schools the kitchens they needed to ensure that no infant would go hungry. "This policy was extremely successful and guaranteed that local children who benefit from it most received at least two of their five a day in their school lunch. "But now Theresa May is threatening to throw that money down the drain. "A Conservative measure designed to save money

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Clegg: Theresa May's approach to Brexit is a threat to national security

Nick Clegg has accused Theresa May of putting national security at risk by pursuing an extreme Brexit that will see Britain locked out of an EU police database used by UK police and security services 16 times a second.