Newcastle - Citywide
By-election called in Throckley, Walbottle and Newburn ward
It's the Lib Dems who can hold off Reform and who won't take the residents for granted.
11 Jul 2026
National News
Reading
Labour's Mansion Tax is the Right Idea — Done the Wrong Way
Reading's Liberal Democrats have welcomed the principle behind the Government's new High Value Council Tax Surcharge — but condemned Labour for designing it in a way that leaves Councils like Reading Borough Council doing all the work.
11 Jul 2026
Taking Pride in Our Community
Wroughton carnival on Saturday 4th July.
Councillor Martin Barrett judging at the Wroughton carnival
10 Jul 2026
Wirral
Taxing Capital Gains Fairly
Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is a tax on the profit made when you sell an asset that has increased in value, such as shares, property, or valuable personal possessions.
CMR
10 Jul 2026
Latest from Lee
Why the Financial Sustainability Debate Matters for Rural Communities
Lee Dillon, MP for Newbury, warns that local farmers are struggling with rising costs and uncertainty. He argues that food security starts with farm security, calling for fairer returns, stronger import standards, and long-term support for rural areas.
10 Jul 2026
‘Morally bankrupt’ Yorkshire Water bosses must go, says Tom Gordon MP, as pollution soars and offshore payments continue
Tom Gordon, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, has renewed his call for Yorkshire Water chief executive Nicola Shaw to resign after the company’s annual report, revealed a sharp rise in pollution and fresh offshore payments to senior executives.
10 Jul 2026