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
Local News
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
Surrey Lib Dems use council motion to push for road safety policy change
At the County Council meeting in March this year Will Forster, Leader of Surrey Lib Dems proposed a council motion based on the respected road safety principles, known as Vision Zero.
13 Dec 2023
Ministers letting Surrey “grind to a halt” with 248,196 on NHS waiting lists
There are 248,196 people waiting for NHS treatment in Surrey, according to research from the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats.
8 Dec 2023
PEEL report brands Surrey Police response times ‘inadequate’
The Lib Dems have accused Surrey’s Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Lisa Townsend of failing on the basics, after a damning report from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.
7 Dec 2023
Sunbury residents welcome improvements to local pavements
Cllr Harry Boparai, Surrey Lib Dem member for Sunbury Common and Ashford Common, has received thanks for helping improve road safety for vulnerable residents in Sunbury-on-Thames.
5 Dec 2023
Lib Dems echo inspectors' calls for faster improvements to SEND services
Following the publication of the inspection report into SEND services in Surrey, the Lib Dems are urging the County Council to go further and faster to improve the experience of those children, young people, and their families.
29 Nov 2023
Caterham Valley set to benefit from new road safety scheme
Surrey Lib Dem councillor Jeffrey Gray is delighted that a highways project in his division has been approved for funding in 2024 –25.
9 Nov 2023
UK Lib Dem news
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
Environment
The Clean Water Authority
Liberal Democrats believe that everyone has the right to enjoy clean, safe water and unpolluted rivers, lakes, and coastlines. We are committed to ending the national sewage scandal and holding water companies accountable for their environmental impact.
LD
17 Sep 2024
Carers
Reversing the cuts to Bereavement Support Payments
Liberal Democrats have passed new policy to stand up for bereaved families and kinship carers, so more young people can grow up in a loving, stable home.
16 Sep 2024