In memoriam: Gerry FitzGerald
Our former local party Chair, Gerry FitzGerald, recently passed away. We pay tribute to a much-loved and longstanding party member who gave much and asked for little.
The Liberal Democrats are campaigning across our city. Here are some of the most recent news from our London teams.
Our former local party Chair, Gerry FitzGerald, recently passed away. We pay tribute to a much-loved and longstanding party member who gave much and asked for little.
Local Lib Dem leader Oliver Brooks says "Rachel Reeves’ budget will produce dismal growth over the next five years*
Residents complained about the lack of response from the Conservative led Council in keeping the area clean and tidy
Residents complain of the cost of living, the state of services in Bexley, and the lack of a stop for the new Super loop bus (SL3) in Bexley.
Cllr Georgiou believes the area already has ‘more than its fair share of issues’ due to the number of venues where people can buy alcohol and is calling for the plan to be thrown out.
Recent changes in the collection of recycling and waste are causing all sort of problems, not least that as the blue bags that are blown all over the place.
Households in Bromley who remortgaged last year face a £101.8m annual mortgage bombshell amidst spiralling interest rates following Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget.
Bromley's Liberal Democrats have slammed the Government’s new dental plan as figures show 792,570 children in London had not been seen by an NHS dentist in 12 months.
80% of burglaries in Bromley in 2023 were unsolved - the Liberal Democrats are calling for a burglary response guarantee.
The Camden Liberal Democrats are delighted to announce Janet Grauberg as their candidate for the upcoming West Hampstead by-election, now called for Thursday 28th August.
Camden Council is proposing major changes to traffic arrangements on Fitzjohn’s Avenue, it has been clear residents were not aware so your Lib Dem councillors have been successful in securing an extension.
Patrick Stillman and the local Liberal Democrat team are receiving more and more reports about anti-social behaviour, drug dealing and drug taking in West Hampstead. Please fill in our local survey so we can feed back to the police.
The Covid-19 pandemic has put a financial strain on businesses, households and local councils, but Croydon Council’s financial mess wasn’t just a result of Covid.
Liberal Democrats are celebrating after increasing their vote in the Croydon & Sutton GLA constituency last week, and gaining an extra Assembly Member at City Hall.
Claire Bonham, Liberal Democrat campaigner in Upper Norwood & Crystal Palace, has written to Historic England to add her support to the campaign to stop the demolition of the Central Hill estate.
Ealing Liberal Democrats demanded an independent review into the Lammas Park fiasco where the council was trying to build a Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SuDS). Local residents have been left with a largely unusable park for a period of at least two
Ealing Liberal Democrats are very disappointed but not shocked that Ealing Labour have not learned lessons with its contractors.
Ealing’s Lib Dem Opposition have worked hard to challenge the New Local Plan.
Today, the Enfield Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto ahead of the 2022 Enfield Local Council Elections, entitled Change Enfield Together.
Lib Dem activists knocked on hundreds of doors and delivered over 700 leaflets across two wards
Introducing our London Assembly candidate for Greenwich and Lewisham, Josh Matthews
Greenwich Borough Liberal Democrats call for an end to ‘politicking’ to deliver full public transport funding that Thamesmead deserves
Lib Dem Simon de Deney congratulates Mayor-elect Caroline Woodley and thanks Hackney voters for their support
Lib Dem candidate, Simon de Deney launches his manifesto, promising bold action on Housing, Green Spaces and stronger Local Democracy.
Stoke Newington resident, writer and actor, Simon de Deney is the Liberal Democrat candidate for the vacant Hackney mayoralty in the by-election on November 9th.
Philip Rader, who works at Imperial College London, says the better part of a decade is too long to wait.
Haringey Council is consulting on making changes to parking rules in CPZs - including scrapping daily visitor permits, forcing residents to use more expensive hourly permits; and introducing pay and display charges for electric vehicle charging spaces.
A more-than-year-long investigation from Haringey Liberal Democrats has resulted in the council being forced to cancel charges of over £130,000 to leaseholders who were wrongly charged for works to their homes.
Haringey Liberal Democrats have strongly criticised the borough’s four Labour MPs for failing to support key motions aimed at solving the health and care crises.
At the invitation of the Tamil Friends of the Liberal Democrats my wife and I attended Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day in Trafalgar Square on 18 May. By Derek Hill
Why I support the Lib Dems by Derek Hill
The last few years have been, admittedly, difficult for the LibDems. We had to cancel two autumn conferences, one due to Covid, and the other when the Queen died. And many still blame us for the coalition – not noticing what has gone on subsequently.
A&E wait times in Hillingdon are through the roof with 110 waiting over 12 hours New figures released today (12/01/23) have revealed the extent of the NHS crisis in Hillingdon.
After transitioning to a new website, we can now make use of our donate function again.
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Liberal Democrats have announced the appointment of Ian Rex Hawkes as the Parliamentary Spokesperson for the constituency.
Islington Liberal Democrats are celebrating success in their campaign to save the number 4 bus route after a u-turn by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
TfL's plan to cut bus services by up to a fifth will have profoundly negative impacts on the residents of Kensington & Chelsea.
With the sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Kingston Liberal Democrats join residents across the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in this time of mourning, and our thoughts are with the Royal Family at this time.
Lambeth Liberal Democrats are calling for an emergency ban on no-fault evictions over the Christmas period, as figures show 113 families in Lambeth were put at risk of homelessness due to a Section 21 notice in the year 2022/2023.
The Lib Dems are rallying cross-party support for a joint submission from Lambeth Council’s three political parties to the Government’s consultation on protest-free buffer zones around abortion clinics.
Standstill struck Streatham again last night after fresh roadworks surfaced on the boundary roads of a new Low-Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN).
Lee Green Candidate James Foulkes has been out with the Lib Dem team talking to residents about their concerns.
This is an emergency. Cancel October's planned energy bill rise to save people £1600.
"We are all deeply mourning the profound loss of a great monarch who served our country so faithfully all her life and who was loved the world over."
Merton needs a bold 'Youth Mental Health & Body Image Summit' to tackle the growing crisis of mental ill-health among young people, say local Lib Dems. Disappointingly, Labour council bosses rejected their proposal for a youth mental health summit.
Wimbledon MP and Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Paul Kohler revealed £5.5 million monthly bill of the public money is being wasted mothballing almost all SWR’s Arterio Fleet.
Merton Lib Dems have slammed Merton Council’s bizarre decision to limit access and delay opening times for water play facilities. None of the 6 paddling pools in parks across Merton have been opened during some of the hottest June days on record.
Redbridge has upgraded its email and website software, apologies for the lack of content whilst the team familiarise themselves...
Southwark Liberal Democrats have responded to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ latest budget
The Liberal Democrats’ Group Leader on the London Assembly, Hina Bokhari AM, joined Southwark Liberal Democrats at the Baitul-Aziz Masjid to mark Islamophobia Awareness Month.
Southwark Liberal Democrats have joined London Assembly Member Gareth Roberts AM at City Hall to present their petition to save Walworth police front counter to Sadiq Khan.
Bobby Dean MP writes about his latest exchange with Rachel Reeves on the Treasury Select Committee
Sutton has been leading the way in London on building the homes our families need.
Bobby Dean MP, along with the London Liberal Democrats , denounced plans by TfL to increase London's Congestion Charge and include electric vehicles in the charge.
We spoke with Luke Taylor MP, Lib Dem spokesperson for London, who has raised questions in Parliament over national security.
High inflation and the government’s approach to local government funding are behind the rise in council tax announced by Richmond Council.
Twickenham and Richmond Lib Dems are committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing.
Labour government overrules local voices on airport expansion
It didn’t take long for the Labour government to start rowing back on some of the promises made during the general election campaign.
With over 38,000 Palestinians killed in the offensive being backed by right-wing extremists in the Israeli government since October 2023 it is urgent that a bilateral ceasefire is called immediately.
Last week local members of the Liberal Democrats in Wandsworth chose their prospective parliamentary candidates to fight the...
Escalating property prices have created a housing crisis in Wandsworth, and politicians must face up to this. Instead Wandsworth...
Party leader Nick Clegg joins parliamentary candidates
Liberal Democrat candidate/spokesperson for Westminster has called on local Conservative MP Nickie Aiken to vote for a motion in Parliament next week to censure Boris Johnson.