Liberal Democrat MPs challenge Government settlement for Somerset
Somerset MPs meeting with minister on Wednesday, 14 January to call for improved funding settlement to Somerset Council for 2026-27
29 Dec 2025
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McArthur calls for recruitment drive to deliver more special constables
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today warned the Special Constabulary is “collapsing into extinction” after research from his party revealed that their numbers have fallen sharply since the SNP’s centralisation of Scot
29 Dec 2025
Month-long waits for GP appointments increase by 250,000 since Labour took office
Shocking data analysed by the Liberal Democrats reveals in the 18 months since Labour took power, hundreds of thousands more people are now waiting over a month for a GP appointment.
28 Dec 2025
Still just 38 upskirting cases a year being passed to Crown Office
Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader and former police officer Wendy Chamberlain has today said that there must be no obstacles to prosecuting upskirting offenders, as she revealed that an average of just 38 charges per year are being passed to the Cro
28 Dec 2025
16,000 ferry journeys cancelled for technical faults since 2023
Scottish Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Jamie Greene MSP has today said the SNP are a drag on island and coastal communities after new research by his party found that more than 16,000 ferries have been cancelled due to technical faults since 202
27 Dec 2025
York Hit by £14.1m Government Funding Cut Under New Financial Settlement
York will lose £14.1 million a year in Government funding by the end of the new multi-year financial settlement, Liberal Democrats have warned, after confirmed figures revealed a significant cut to core grants.
26 Dec 2025
