Liberal Democrats in North West England

Conference returns to Lancaster

Our annual Autumn Conference returns to Lancaster this October - and it will be an in-person event once more.

AGM set for 22 October

Record-breaking WIN in Tiverton & Honiton

Lib Dems condemn plans to scrap Northern Ireland Protocol

The Liberal Democrats have joined with Liberal parties from across Europe to condemn the British government's proposals to scrap the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Election Results - Day Two

Here's our round-up of the second day of local election results. Some results from last night are already on our earlier article here.

Overnight results

With the first counts in this year's local elections complete it has been a good night for the Lib Dems.

Urgent review of ‘Places for Everyone’ green belt use needed following government U-turn

Oldham Liberal Democrats have called for an urgent review of all green belt sites which have been earmarked for development under Greater Manchester’s controversial ‘Places for Everyone’ housing strategy.

Grotton is ready to rumble

Liberal Democrat Councillors in Grotton are delighted that rumble strip road safety measures have finally been installed after many years of campaigning.

Hospital parking charges a “tax on caring”

Patients and visitors shelled out a staggering £146 million in hospital car parking fees last year nationally, up 50% compared to the previous year, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.

PMQs: Sunak fails to commit to funding the £50 million of repairs needed for Stepping Hill Hospital

The Prime Minister failed to commit to funding the more than £50 million of repairs needed for Stepping Hill Hospital when pressed on the hospital’s crumbling buildings at Prime Ministers Questions.

Councillors’ unanimous call for government to fund councils properly

At Full Council last Thursday, councillors unanimously agreed with a motion that condemned the Tory government for continuing to fail to fund councils properly following the announcement of the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement.

Rochdale report shows need for GMP investigation

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) must be formally investigated over the horrific failings that have taken place in multiple boroughs around child sex abuse, following the publication of the third report by Malcolm Newsam and Gary Ridgway.