Overnight results
With the first counts in this year's local elections complete it has been a good night for the Lib Dems.
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With the first counts in this year's local elections complete it has been a good night for the Lib Dems.
"Voters across the country simply can't stomach this Conservative Government any longer," says Lib Dem MP Munira Wilson.
Lib Dems nearly took a safe Labour seat on Liverpool City Council tonight with a HUGE swing.
Responding to government minister Simon Hart's comments this morning that "the world has moved on" from partygate, Liberal Democrat Christine Jardine MP said:
Responding to the record high COVID figures and the ending of free lateral flow covid tests, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP commented:
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.
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.
Liberal Democrats in Oldham have accused the Government of “allowing local health services to crumble” after the Autumn Statement failed to provide additional funding for local health services.
– Lisa Smart calls for a new central hospital in Stockport in addition to Stepping Hill – New location proposed near former Debenhams site and new transport interchange
A sickness compensation scheme which would have allowed anyone who gets sick as a result of illegal sewage dumping to claim compensation from water companies has been turned down by the Tory Government.
The Labour party has confirmed what was clear from the last election, announcing to its members that it will not seriously contest the constituency of Hazel Grove at the next election.
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