The UK’s asylum system is failing, leaving people fleeing conflict stuck in temporary housing, unable to work, and separated from their loved ones. Our new policy gives practical solutions to clear up the broken system left by the Conservatives.
Years of Conservative cuts have hollowed out the legal aid system, leaving millions without access to timely legal advice. Our new policy will legal aid a guaranteed right, ensure no one is left without help.
Years of Conservative neglect left our policing system in crisis - our bold new policy will make policing fit for the future, putting public safety first, ensuring everyone can feel safe in their home and on their street.
Until the Government treats this crisis with the urgency and seriousness it demands, nothing will change and the vulnerable people caught in the system will continue to suffer.
In the face of divisive and destructive politics, it is more important than ever that the Liberal Democrats continue to offer a liberal alternative.
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.
For too long, years of neglect and mismanagement by the previous Conservative Government have pushed our prison system into a deep crisis.
Taunton & Wellington Liberal Democrats accuse the Conservatives of letting their communities down as new analysis of Home Office statistics reveals 7,555 car thefts went unsolved following cuts in police numbers in Avon & Somerset since the last election.