Lib Dems Push to Restore Youth Opportunities with Europe
The Liberal Democrats are leading efforts to restore opportunities for young British people to live, work and study in Europe through a new parliamentary bill introduced this week.
17 Jan 2025
Runnymede Liberal Democrats
Working Hard for Runnymede All Year Round
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The Conservative plot to cancel Surrey's elections
The Surrey Conservatives are trying to seize the opportunity to use English Devolution as an excuse to cancel this year’s May elections.
5 Jan 2025
Runnymede Finances Update
Following the formation of the new Alliance leadership in May 2024 we are pleased to announce that the Non Statutory – Best Value Notice, issued by the Government in December 2023, has now been lifted.
30 Dec 2024
Runnymede Council's £2.5 Million Energy Efficiency Drive
Runnymede Borough Council is pleased to announce the start of a £2.5 million energy efficiency initiative targeting over 160 council-owned homes.
29 Nov 2024
Meet Your Local Lib Dem Candidate for Ottershaw
Hello! I'm Ronan McCaughey, and like many of you, I fell in love with our wonderful Ottershaw community when I moved here 10 years ago.
21 Nov 2024
Time for root and branch House of Lords reform
This week’s vote on the Bill to remove the remaining 92 hereditary peers from the House of Lords is a step in the right direction. But we need to go further.
12 Nov 2024
Surrey County Council News
63% of burglaries in Surrey still going unattended
63% of burglaries in Surrey went unattended by Surrey Police last year, despite a government promise to attend all of them, an investigation by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
24 Apr 2024
Surrey's burglary response waiting times have doubled under the Conservatives
The average waiting time for police to respond to burglary calls in Surrey more than doubled during the first two years of the current Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner, new figures from the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
9 Apr 2024
Lib Dems help get council to lobby Government for overhaul in local government funding.
At today’s full council meeting Leader of Surrey Lib Dems, Will Forster used his speech seconding an opposition motion, to call for a complete overhaul of how local government is funded.
19 Mar 2024
PEEL report turnaround highlights Tory PCC's failings
Cllr Paul Kennedy, the Liberal Democrat challenger to the Conservative incumbent in May’s police and crime commissioner elections, has welcomed news that Surrey Police has dramatically improved its performance in responding to 999 and 101 calls.
13 Mar 2024
294,176 'four week waits' for a GP appointment in Surrey last year.
The number of 'Four week waits' for a GP appointment in Surrey reached 294,176 last year. It is a 33% increase for those waiting more than 28 days compared to 2022 and an increase of 18% for those waiting 14 days or longer.
29 Feb 2024
Dental plan “too little too late” for 101,857 children not seen by an NHS dentist in Surrey
Surrey’s Liberal Democrats have slammed the Government’s new dental plan as figures show 101,857 children in Surrey had not been seen by an NHS dentist in 12 months.
9 Feb 2024
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Black History Month 2024
October is Black History Month - a chance to celebrate the Black British community, acknowledge their contributions and discover their stories.
CJ
17 Oct 2024
Ed Davey's speech to Liberal Democrat Conference
Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton
17 Sep 2024
Carers
A Fair Deal for Family Carers
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.
LD
17 Sep 2024