Dorset MP celebrates scrapping of disabled bus pass restrictions
Government adopts Lib Dem policy after a two-year campaign to scrap time restrictions on disabled people’s bus passes.
18 Aug 2026
National News
Gateshead
Lib Dem response to ASI Enterprise Zone proposal
LIB DEMS: YES TO DEFENCE INVESTMENT AND HIGH-VALUE JOBS, BUT GATESHEAD NEEDS A BUSINESS CASE, NOT A PRESS RELEASE
18 Aug 2026
Davey announces plan to join EU pact and end small boat crossings which have soared since Brexit
The Liberal Democrats have today announced plans to end the small boats crisis, calling for the UK to join the EU’s landmark new Migration and Asylum Pact.
18 Aug 2026
Wales
David Chadwick MP joins cross-party call for urgent reform of student loan system
Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe David Chadwick has joined more than 120 MPs and peers from across the political spectrum in calling on the Government to urgently reform the student loan system.
18 Aug 2026
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
David Chadwick MP joins cross-party call for urgent reform of student loan system
Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe David Chadwick has joined more than 120 MPs and peers from across the political spectrum in calling on the Government to urgently reform the student loan system.
18 Aug 2026
Independent review highlights Shropshire Council’s progress in tackling financial crisis
Shropshire Council Leader, Councillor Heather Kidd, has welcomed a new, independent report into Shropshire Council's finances that has confirmed the Lib Dems are on the right track and making progress in tackling the authority's dire financial situation.
18 Aug 2026