Westminster
Hillingdon MPs support sewage dumping
Steve Tuckwell and David Simmonds vote against sewage sickness compensation scheme
5 Dec 2023
National News from the Liberal Democrats
Environment
Lib Dems table new law to compensate sewage sickness victims
Almost 2,000 water users reported being ill last year afters swimming and surfing - nearly triple the number on previous years
LD
4 Dec 2023
Latest UK News
Strip Johnson of allowance and bar him from future honours
Boris Johnson was never fit to be Prime Minister. He should reap no benefits, in money or in honours, for the disgraceful way he behaved in office.
LD
3 Dec 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
Lib Dems slam lack of NHS funding
Liberal Democrats in Taunton and Wellington have accused the Government of being ‘content with local health services crumbling’ after last Wednesday’s Autumn Statement failed to provide additional funding for local health services.
30 Nov 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
New Forest's Conservative MPs vote against more support for local GP and Ambulance services
Both Conservative MPs in the New Forest have voted against a Lib Dem amendment which would have committed the Government to improving local GP and Ambulance wait times this week.
29 Nov 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
Government 25% below cancer treatment target as charity says 20,000 deaths a year avoidable
The government’s failure to meet this target is putting people’s lives at risk.
LD
28 Nov 2023
Health and social care
Autumn Statement allowing South Cambs’ health service to crumble
Pippa Heylings has accused the Government of being ‘content with local health services crumbling’ after Wednesday’s Autumn Statement failed to provide additional funding for local health services
PH
24 Nov 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
Somerset Lib Dems blast Tories on social care funding
Somerset’s Liberal Democrat MP and Parliamentary candidates have jointly condemned Rishi Sunak’s government for “putting private profit ahead of care and our NHS.”
23 Nov 2023