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Article: Sep 30, 2022
This is a national disaster waiting to happen and the Prime Minister just doesn't care.
Read the article by The Guardian here
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Article: Sep 29, 2022Liz Truss has 24 hours to fix this economic disaster and prevent people losing their homes.Time to recall parliament to reassure not just the markets, but British homeowners facing a financial nightmare.Liz Truss is in complete denial about her reckless, out of touch budget - which gives to the wealthiest while millions are left terrified of losing their homes.Time for her to cancel Conservative conference, recall Parliament and fix this mess.Read the article by The Independent here
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Article: Sep 28, 2022Kwarteng and Truss are totally blinded by ideology, and millions across the UK will suffer for it.We need to recall Parliament immediately to fix this mess.Read the article by The Guardian here
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Article: Sep 27, 2022The Chancellor has proposed a botched and out-of-touch budget and is burying his head while it all falls apart.If the pound plummets to parity with the dollar, Kwasi Kwarteng must resign to restore confidence in our economy.Read the article by The Independent here
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Article: Sep 27, 2022Last week' budget gave huge tax cuts to big banks and the wealthiest, while leaving families and pensioners to struggle with rising bills and tax hikes.It's clearer than ever: the Conservatives are totally out of touch.
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Article: Sep 26, 2022Kwasi Kwarteng and the Conservatives are staggeringly out of touch, putting banks and billionaires ahead of families and pensioners.It is ordinary, struggling people who will be paying for this economic vandalism.Read the article by the Metro here
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Article: Sep 26, 2022
Former Liberal Democrat MEP Caroline Voaden, leader of our party in the European Parliament, has been selected by local members to fight the next General Election in Totnes constituency.
Caroline has lived in the constituency for 12 years and is currently the Chief Executive of Devon Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Services, the main provider of support to survivors of sexual violence and abuse in Devon and Torbay.
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Article: Sep 23, 2022This statement was an admission of failure from a Conservative government that is totally out of touch with the British people.Instead of a real plan to grow the economy, the Conservatives are reheating the same old failed policies.
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Article: Sep 22, 2022Big banks will be celebrating a bumper payday under the Conservatives as families have to choose between going cold or hungry.It is time Liz Truss put the British people first by scrapping this bankers' tax cut and helping hard-pressed families instead.Read the article by The Guadian here
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Article: Sep 22, 2022
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Article: Sep 22, 2022It is a national scandal that people are forced to pull their own teeth out because our public health services have been starved of funding.It is now or never to save our NHS from a winter of crisis that will put patients at risk.
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Article: Sep 21, 2022
This is the latest broken promise on trade from Liz Truss and the Conservatives. Businesses up and down the country are tangled in red tape, farmers have been sold down the river, and now it turns out that this deal is not even on the table.
Read the article by The Guardian here
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Article: Sep 21, 2022Liberal Democrats have a fair plan to protect people and businesses from sky-high energy bills this winter.We can't leave our children to pick up the tab through even more borrowing while letting oil and gas companies off the hook.Read the article by Ed Davey at the Lib Dems here
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Article: Sep 12, 2022
As we mourn the loss of The Queen, we send our condolences to The King and the Royal Family.
Given the date of the funeral and period of national mourning, we have decided to cancel our Autumn Conference.
We look forward to welcoming members to our next conference.
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Article: Sep 11, 2022
There will be no political posts for the time being.
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Article: Sep 7, 2022It is now or never to save our treasured pubs and restaurants.These businesses are the heart and soul of our town centres and villages, yet the Government is leaving them out in the cold.Read the article by The Sun here
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Article: Aug 15, 2022This is an emergency. The Government must step in now to save people from the £1,600 hike by cancelling the planned rise in energy bills this October.Back the plan: www.libdems.org.uk/energy
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Article: Aug 15, 2022
It is outrageous that whilst millions of people suffer and crops are lost, water company execs reward themselves with these bonuses despite not even bothering to fix leaks.
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Article: Aug 11, 2022
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Article: Aug 11, 2022The Government has let water companies off with not even bothering to fix leaks. Now their negligence is set to inflict misery on millions.They must get a grip, declare a National Drought Emergency and take action before it's too late.Read the article by The Guardian here