Commenting on the Government announcement that Council Tax is to rise by an average 1.8% this year, Liberal Democrat Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, Julia Goldsworthy said:
Responding to Alistair Darling's Budget, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said:
Following an intense Full Council, Liberal Democrats motion sought to highlight what would happen if the Conservatives latest education policy for schools was implemented in Leicestershire.
Local campaigner Dr Charles West has spent a morning with WRVS 'meals on wheels' to experience first hand what the service means to its recipients.
"Liberal Democrats brought forward measures to restrict the influence of lobbyists in Parliament. Sadly, Labour voted them down while the Tories failed to show up," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House.
Farmers in South Lakeland waiting to receive their single farm payments could be given interim payments after Liberal Democrat Farming Spokesperson Tim Farron secured a potential reprieve for hundreds of farmers still left waiting for vital payments.