Queen Edith's Lib Dem Blog
QE Lib Dem News November 2023
Latest Blog Post from Alex, Karen, Daniel and Immy
27 Nov 2023
News from across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Including news from your Lib Dem local parties for South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Peterborough and Fenland
Health and social care
Autumn Statement allowing South Cambs’ health service to crumble
Pippa Heylings has accused the Government of being ‘content with local health services crumbling’ after Wednesday’s Autumn Statement failed to provide additional funding for local health services
PH
24 Nov 2023
LIB DEMS CELEBRATE COUNCIL BY-ELECTION WIN
Liberal Democrats are celebrating their latest win on Cambridge City Council last night. Immy Blackburn Horgan’s election as city councillor for Queen Edith’s ward was the second Liberal Democrat gain on the council this year.
24 Nov 2023
ITV Anglia: Tory Govt Rwanda scheme immoral and unlawful
Pippa Heylings highlights how Tory Rwanda scheme is unworkable and unlawful and highlights what the Lib Dems would do
PH
23 Nov 2023
Huntingdonshire District
Success! New CCTV in Huntingdon to tackle anti-social behaviour
HDC has installed new CCTV in Huntingdon to help tackle anti-social behaviour.
23 Nov 2023
Ian Sollom: Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement prioritises headlines over health
With his Autumn Statement Jeremy Hunt has shown how little the Conservatives care about the everyday struggles of people in St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire trying to access NHS services.
IS
23 Nov 2023
ITV Anglia: Prioritise clearing NHS backlog, says Pippa
Ahead of Autumn Statement, Pippa Heylings urges priority on funding to clear NHS backlog over cutting inheritance tax
PH
16 Nov 2023
Water Industry Execs Pocket Staggering £10 Million in Salaries Amid Sewage Scandal
The Liberal Democrats’ annual Water Firm Payout Tracker, has recorded salaries and pension payouts for senior executives to be at an all time high since the tracker began its analysis three years ago.
PH
16 Nov 2023
Ely & East Cambridgeshire’s Conservative MPs urged to back GP and dentists rescue plan in King’s Speech amendment
As NHS waiting lists hit record high of 7.8 million, Ely & East Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats call on Conservative MPs Lucy Frazer and Stephen Barclay to back an amendment to the King’s Speech to address the crisis in the NHS.
15 Nov 2023
Community
Our community centres and libraries are under threat of closure
The council is currently in the midst of a Localities Review, this is a much-needed restart to the old Communities Asset Transfer program which stalled a couple of years ago.
CCH
14 Nov 2023
Pippa Heylings and Lib Dems Call for Immediate Bilateral Ceasefire in Israel and Gaza
It is increasingly clear that a military solution to eliminate Hamas is not possible.
PH
13 Nov 2023
Huntingdonshire District
Our Manifesto, 18 months on: Climate Change
A look into how we’re delivering what we promised in last year’s District elections, and more about HDC’s Climate Conversation.
12 Nov 2023
Local Party News
Links to dedicated news pages from each of the five local parties in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
