Walsall’s schools set to receive a £9.0m cut to spending power – Walsall’s schools are set to be hit with a £9.0million cut to spending power in 2024/25 – The cut will equate to a £198 fall in funding per pupil in Walsall – Walsall’s Liberal Democrats are calling for the Government to boost funding […]

2024 brings with it the prospect of a General Election. Judging by many comments I have seen and heard over the past year or so, many of you are frustrated and angry and relish the prospect of a change.   The General Election isn’t the only election in 2024. We also have the prospect of […]

  Responding to the BBC Panorama report which revealed that crumbling schools are plagued by leaks and the cold, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said: Thousands and thousands of school buildings across the country are in dire need of investment after years of neglect from this Conservative government. The lack of Government action is shockingly […]

Responding to the Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer’s comments this morning regarding the BBC the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport Jamie Stone MP said: The Culture Secretary clearly spends more time focussing on culture wars rather than supporting the BBC to provide the fantastic services it delivers. This attack on the BBC is yet another […]

Under this Conservative Government the UK has only become sicker….. Under this Conservative Government the UK has only become sicker and is lagging far behind its international peers. Instead of taking action they have allowed our health to decline, particularly that of children. To make matters worse, more than 7 million people are currently waiting for […]

Following the Rwanda Bill passing through Committee stage with no amendments, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said: “Tonight is no victory for Rishi Sunak, no matter how he might try to twist it. “Days of Conservative chaos and infighting has left the Prime Minister’s authority shot. He has proved again and again […]

If you value the NHS you really do need to watch this….. Politicians must be held to account for what they are doing to the NHS🚨 If you agree, please retweet this video💙 pic.twitter.com/THHH12doDV — Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 (@JujuliaGrace) January 15, 2024

Our @BBCPanorama Trouble At The Post Office in August 20I5 had a Fujitsu whistleblower who said Horizon computer generated errors. This was the first time outsiders knew for a fact the Post Office was lying. So it is unfair to criticise @Keir_Starmer and @EdwardJDavey who were… https://t.co/XAKJPTYq8j pic.twitter.com/i4SANY2q0h — John Sweeney (@johnsweeneyroar) January 12, 2024

The Liberal Democrats have demanded a retrospective vote on the government’s military action in the Red Sea on Houthi rebels. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Layla Moran MP said: Parliament should not be bypassed. Rishi Sunak must announce a retrospective vote in the House of Commons on these strikes, and recall Parliament this weekend. We remain […]

Responding to the latest figures that show GDP is estimated to have fallen by 0.2% in the three months to November 2023, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP said: This Conservative government has brought us nothing but stagnation. Sunak’s talk of turning a corner has not survived contact with economic reality. This no growth Prime Minister […]