In memoriam: Gerry FitzGerald
Our former local party Chair, Gerry FitzGerald, recently passed away. We pay tribute to a much-loved and longstanding party member who gave much and asked for little.
The Liberal Democrats are campaigning across our city. Here is some on the most recent news from our London teams.
Our former local party Chair, Gerry FitzGerald, recently passed away. We pay tribute to a much-loved and longstanding party member who gave much and asked for little.
The ward councillor for Sudbury, Cllr Paul Lorber, believes “no further late opening hours” should be permitted in the area due to the disturbances already felt by residents.
Cllr Georgiou believes the area already has ‘more than its fair share of issues’ due to the number of venues where people can buy alcohol and is calling for the plan to be thrown out.
Recent changes in the collection of recycling and waste are causing all sort of problems, not least that as the blue bags that are blown all over the place.
Bromley Council has announced a general call for developers interested in the Churchill Theatre site on Bromley High Street, despite previously reassuring residents that the site would be sold or given to the current leaseholders Trafalgar Theatres.
Bromley Liberal Democrats have announced Gita Bapat as their candidate for the 2nd May Shortlands & Park Langley by-election.
Bromley Council has announced that the refurbishment works to the Walnuts Leisure Centre will be pushed back. This was announced alongside a £300,000 grant for leisure centres in Bromley, however disappointingly, this will not be spent on Orpington.
Our Parliamentary Candidate for Holborn & St Pancras, Charlie Clinton, has launched his campaign to take on Keir Starmer by literally blowing his own trumpet at his launch event in March.
The Lib Dem group on Camden council submitted a budget amendment focused on tackling the climate crisis, supporting the homeless, and ensuring more children get access to music education in schools.
Richard is campaigning for better housing, improved local accountability and improved transport links.
Claire, Steve and Costel believe Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood has been neglected for too long and are campaigning hard so that they can give it the fresh start it deserves.
A video message from Richard Howard, Liberal Democrat candidate for Croydon's first mayor.
Ealing Liberal Democrats have been galvanising community support to raise concerns about the new proposed Local Plan, which will shape development in the borough for the next decade
Ealing Lib Democrats welcome the news that Ealing Police force is to have a Borough Commander again.
Today, the Enfield Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto ahead of the 2022 Enfield Local Council Elections, entitled Change Enfield Together.
Local Lib Dems have a day out in Bloomsbury
A good day of campaigning Seaford Central ward helped Freddie Hoareau and Stephen Gauntlett win
Several of our Greenwich members and supporters recently attended the Lib Dem Federal Spring Conference in York.
Lib Dem candidate, Simon de Deney launches his manifesto, promising bold action on Housing, Green Spaces and stronger Local Democracy.
Stoke Newington resident, writer and actor, Simon de Deney is the Liberal Democrat candidate for the vacant Hackney mayoralty in the by-election on November 9th.
At the meeting of Full Council last night (20 November 2023) a Liberal Democrat plan to abolish charging for garden waste was voted down by the Labour administration.
Figures from a report to Haringey Council’s cabinet has revealed that the council is spending £45 million per year on temporary agency staff - breaking down as over £100,000 every day.
Response to the news that Haringey Council has given Fusion Lifestyle 12 months notice to terminate their management of the borough's leisure centres.
Why I support the Lib Dems by Derek Hill
The last few years have been, admittedly, difficult for the LibDems. We had to cancel two autumn conferences, one due to Covid, and the other when the Queen died. And many still blame us for the coalition – not noticing what has gone on subsequently.
After transitioning to a new website, we can now make use of our donate function again.
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Liberal Democrats have announced the appointment of Ian Rex Hawkes as the Parliamentary Spokesperson for the constituency.
Local Liberal Democrats have announced their candidate to challenge Labour at the next General Election. Vikas Aggarwal won the selection vote by party members earlier this month.
It was good to see the recent announcement by the executive member for environment, air quality and transport, Rowena Champion, that the council would be extending exemptions to low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) camera filters to certain residents living outside existing LTNs. But why is the process so complicated?
Islington Liberal Democrats are celebrating success in their campaign to save the number 4 bus route after a u-turn by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
Cllr. Tim Verboven joins Cllr Linda Wade fighting for Earl's Court.
TfL's plan to cut bus services by up to a fifth will have profoundly negative impacts on the residents of Kensington & Chelsea.
With the sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Kingston Liberal Democrats join residents across the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in this time of mourning, and our thoughts are with the Royal Family at this time.
Lambeth Liberal Democrats have written an open letter to the Council’s senior leadership in response to the shocking homophobic attacks that occurred in the borough during August.
Lambeth Liberal Democrats have written to Cllr Claire Holland, Leader of the Council, urging an immediate review of Council owned buildings and homes built between the 1950s and 1980s, after the Government warned some concrete buildings are at risk of col
Lambeth Liberal Democrats have written an open letter to Cllr Atkins, Chair of the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee, regarding the emergency vote on the proposed Somerleyton Road development which was mired in controversy.
This is an emergency. Cancel October's planned energy bill rise to save people £1600.
"We are all deeply mourning the profound loss of a great monarch who served our country so faithfully all her life and who was loved the world over."
Merton Council's budget meeting was held on 1st March and the Liberal Democrats put forward amendments to progress towards our ambition for an open, competent and caring council. To give a fair deal to Merton and all its residents.
In a shocking admission at Merton Full Council held on 1st February Merton Labour Councillors admitted they were spending £229,000 of Council taxpayers’ money on decorating rooms in the Civic Centre which are only for their use.
Lib Dems backing local residents in their fight to protect historic landscape
“Disgraceful” Levelling Up snub ignores community in the London Borough of Redbridge
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has hailed the local election results as a "turning point" for his party's prospects.
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Analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that the rise in employers’ national insurance announced at the Budget could put over 70,714 GP appointments in South East London at risk due to increased costs to practices.
Police in London are taking over 16 hours on average to respond to burglary calls, damning new figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
Bobby Dean, the Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate for Carshalton and Wallington, has featured on a national election broadcast, to air on BBC One and ITV throughout April.
Local Liberal Democrat candidate Bobby Dean has called for the government to put Thames Water into Special Administration in the wake of bankruptcy fears.
Thank you so much to all who signed our petition to save the D3 bus route. Over a thousand of you signed the petition, which was successful in gaining local media coverage and which the local Liberal Democrats presented to the London Assembly in September.
Twickenham and Richmond Lib Dems are committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing.
New figures released by the Environment Agency have shown that Thames Water which covers Waltham Forest discharged sewage a staggering 16,990 times last year, a 112% rise compared to in 2022.
13% of burglaries in London went unattended by the Metropolitan police last year, despite a government promise to attend all of them, an investigation by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
Sewage was dumped into rivers in Leyton & Wanstead for 134 hours in 2023, new figures have revealed.
Party leader Nick Clegg joins parliamentary candidates
11,200 families in Battersea and Tooting will lose out under Conservative plans to cut tax credits, with the average working family losing £750 a...
Local man Alex Glassbrook has just been selected to fight the Tooting by-election for the Liberal Democrats and immediately vowed to make fighting for...
Westminster and City of London Liberal Democrats are demanding that Nickie Aiken, Conservative MP, back a bill to end puppy smuggling in the UK.
New analysis commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that in 2022, 209 bike theft cases in the City of London were closed without a suspect being identified - a shocking 82.6% of total reported cases.
Liberal Democrat candidate/spokesperson for Westminster has called on local Conservative MP Nickie Aiken to vote for a motion in Parliament next week to censure Boris Johnson.