Waltham Forest Liberal Democrats
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Demanding a Fair Deal for Chingford, Walthamstow, Leyton & Leytonstone
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Council 'bending the rules' in refusing by-election for councillor who missed meetings
Opposition parties have criticised Waltham Forest for following an 'overly liberal' interpretation of the law to prevent a by-election after High Street ward councillor Tom Connor did not attend offic...
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“It is outrageous that the Labour-run council in Waltham Forest is blocking the by-election in High Street ward. It has been over six months since Cllr Tom Connor turned up for a formal meeting.
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Ed Davey responds to the 2025 Autumn Budget | Full Response
Ed Davey responds to the 2025 Autumn Budget | Full Response
This was a botched Budget delivered by a Chancellor who has diagnosed the disease, but refuses to administer the cureThis Government has chosen to reject the...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ed Davey responds to the 2025 Autumn Budget | Full Response
Starmer FAILS to launch investigation into Reform's Russian ties
Starmer FAILS to launch investigation into Reform's Russian ties
The Prime Minister said any party leader should want to get to the bottom of this Russian bribery scandal with Reform.Keir Starmer is the Prime Minister and ...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Starmer FAILS to launch investigation into Reform's Russian ties
Small boat arrival figures: Govt promised to end hotel use and reduce spending - yet still has no credible plan
Small boat arrival figures: Govt promised to end hotel use and reduce spending - yet still has no credible plan
Responding to the latest figures, that reveals small boat arrivals in the year ending September 2025 were 53% more than in the year ending September 2024, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Small boat arrival figures: Govt promised to end hotel use and reduce spending - yet still has no credible plan
Lib Dems brand Reeves "continuity Conservative Chancellor” as figures show stealth tax hike to hit London and South East hardest
Lib Dems brand Reeves "continuity Conservative Chancellor” as figures show stealth tax hike to hit London and South East hardest
London and the South East are set to be hit hardest by the Chancellor’s stealth tax, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Lib Dems brand Reeves "continuity Conservative Chancellor” as figures show stealth tax hike to hit London and South East hardest
SEND funding gap a "damning indictment" as Lib Dems renew calls for profit cap on private providers
SEND funding gap a "damning indictment" as Lib Dems renew calls for profit cap on private providers
Responding to IFS analysis on the choices facing the Government on the forecast £6 billion SEND funding gap, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
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November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
SEND funding gap a "damning indictment" as Lib Dems renew calls for profit cap on private providers
Minimum wage rise: Govt must make people’s money go further
Minimum wage rise: Govt must make people’s money go further
Responding to the news that the minimum wage is to increase by 4.1%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
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November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Minimum wage rise: Govt must make people’s money go further
Davey: Botched Budget failing to repair the £90 billion Brexit black hole
Davey: Botched Budget failing to repair the £90 billion Brexit black hole
Responding to the Chancellor's announcement of the Budget, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
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November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Davey: Botched Budget failing to repair the £90 billion Brexit black hole
Family Farm Tax: "Outrageous" doubling down on Govt's betrayal of farmers
Family Farm Tax: "Outrageous" doubling down on Govt's betrayal of farmers
Commenting on the Government's decision to keep the family farm tax in place, Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
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November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Family Farm Tax: "Outrageous" doubling down on Govt's betrayal of farmers
Budget: Reeves refusal to fix cost of living “permacrisis” with customs union would be “dereliction of duty”
Budget: Reeves refusal to fix cost of living “permacrisis” with customs union would be “dereliction of duty”
Ahead of the Budget, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson, said:
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November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Budget: Reeves refusal to fix cost of living “permacrisis” with customs union would be “dereliction of duty”
Bathing statistics: Govt must overhaul industry and bring in “regulator with teeth”
Bathing statistics: Govt must overhaul industry and bring in “regulator with teeth”
Responding to the latest bathing water statistics, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
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November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Bathing statistics: Govt must overhaul industry and bring in “regulator with teeth”
Carer's allowance review: Govt and Tories must apologise to carers
Carer's allowance review: Govt and Tories must apologise to carers
Responding to the review into the carers allowance scandal, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Carer's allowance review: Govt and Tories must apologise to carers
Heathrow third runway: Govt must halt expansion until “emissions framework” is in place
Heathrow third runway: Govt must halt expansion until “emissions framework” is in place
Responding to the government choosing Heathrow’s preferred plan for a third runway, Olly Glover MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Transport, said:
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November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Heathrow third runway: Govt must halt expansion until “emissions framework” is in place
Oxfordshire waste dump arrest: local MP calls for urgent clean up alongside investigation
Oxfordshire waste dump arrest: local MP calls for urgent clean up alongside investigation
Responding to news that a man has been arrested over the huge pile of fly-tipped waste dumped in a field in Oxfordshire, Calum Miller, MP for Bicester and Woodstock commented:
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November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Oxfordshire waste dump arrest: local MP calls for urgent clean up alongside investigation
Ukraine deal agreement: any reward for Russian aggression will encourage Putin
Ukraine deal agreement: any reward for Russian aggression will encourage Putin
Responding to reports from a US official that Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Ukraine deal agreement: any reward for Russian aggression will encourage Putin
Court backlog: Catastrophic betrayal to victims and families
Court backlog: Catastrophic betrayal to victims and families
Commenting on reports that jury trials would be scrapped, except for rapists and killers, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson, Jess Brown-Fuller MP, said:
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November 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Court backlog: Catastrophic betrayal to victims and families
Farage turning into no-answers-Nigel
Farage turning into no-answers-Nigel
Responding to Farage’s ITV interview where he refused to deny racist remarks from his school days, Liberal Democrat President-Elect Josh Babarinde MP said:
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November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Farage turning into no-answers-Nigel
Revealed: Brexit costing the UK £250m a day in lost tax revenue
Revealed: Brexit costing the UK £250m a day in lost tax revenue
The UK is losing £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Revealed: Brexit costing the UK £250m a day in lost tax revenue
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
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November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows
£41 billion “stealth tax bombshell” to cost pensioners £800 a year as Budget looms
£41 billion “stealth tax bombshell” to cost pensioners £800 a year as Budget looms
The freeze to income tax thresholds will have cost pensioners £41.3 billion by the end of the decade since it was first introduced in 2022/23, House of Commons Library analysis commissioned by the Liberal...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
£41 billion “stealth tax bombshell” to cost pensioners £800 a year as Budget looms
Lib Dems: Prime Minister should categorically rule out readmitting Russia to G7
Lib Dems: Prime Minister should categorically rule out readmitting Russia to G7
Responding to reports that Russia could be readmitted to the G7 under peace plans, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP said:
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November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Lib Dems: Prime Minister should categorically rule out readmitting Russia to G7
Lib Dems: Government's changes to planning will "put the clock back decades"
Lib Dems: Government's changes to planning will "put the clock back decades"
Responding to concerns from conservation charities that the Government's approach to planning threatens to worsen declines in wildlife and special places across England, Liberal Democrat Housing and Communities...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Lib Dems: Government's changes to planning will "put the clock back decades"
Rail fare freeze: Govt is putting "paper over the cracks" with no long term plan
Rail fare freeze: Govt is putting "paper over the cracks" with no long term plan
Responding to the announcement by the Government that they will be freezing rail fares until March 2027, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Transport, Olly Glover, said:
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November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Rail fare freeze: Govt is putting "paper over the cracks" with no long term plan
Council funding: Govt “doomed to fail” if they do not address social care crisis
Council funding: Govt “doomed to fail” if they do not address social care crisis
Responding to the Government’s statement on the fair funding review 2.0, Liberal Democrat Local Government Spokesperson, Zöe Franklin MP said:
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November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Council funding: Govt “doomed to fail” if they do not address social care crisis
9 million to be hit by Conservative-Labour stealth tax “stitch up”
9 million to be hit by Conservative-Labour stealth tax “stitch up”
9 million people will have been dragged into higher rates of tax by 2030 due to the freezing of tax thresholds by Labour and the Conservatives, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
9 million to be hit by Conservative-Labour stealth tax “stitch up”
Davey on Nathan Gill sentencing: “Nigel Farage and his party are a danger to national security”
Davey on Nathan Gill sentencing: “Nigel Farage and his party are a danger to national security”
Responding to the news that Reform’s former Wales leader, Nathan Gill, has been sentenced to ten and a half years in prison after being found guilty of taking bribes from Russia, Liberal Democrat Leader...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Davey on Nathan Gill sentencing: “Nigel Farage and his party are a danger to national security”