Latest press releases from the LGA Lib Dem Group. In this section: September 2021: Interview with Councillor Joe Harris, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group at the Local Government Association Interview with Councillor Joe Harris, Leader of the LGA Liberal Democrat Group October 2021: Campaign for local families about to be hit by Universal credit reduction Nearly 7,000 families here in Hinckley and Bosworth will be hit by the government's removal of the Universal Credit uplift on 6 October. October 2021: Stockport: Opposing Voter ID proposals in the Elections Bill This council meeting notes the Elections Bill currently working through parliament which, in its current form and among other provisions, would require voters to show photographic ID at polling stations. October 2021: Public sector pay: NHS and social care workers to face £900m NI tax rise The Liberal Democrats have accused the government of giving with one hand and snatching away with the other on public sector pay, given the national insurance tax hike and worsening cost of living crisis. November 2021: Letter to the Prime Minister: Support local action on climate change Action on tackling the climate emergency has never been more urgent and we need joined-up government at all levels to achieve our ambitious net zero targets October 2021: Response to the party consultation on tithing Our party is taking positive steps forwards to bring down barriers to political participation that have long stood in the way of several groups of people, we worry that the introduction of mandatory universal tithing threatens to undermines this work – a one size fits all approach is rarely the correct approach October 2021: LGA Liberal Democrat Group response to the consultation on Tithing for councillors Prepared by Cllr Alan Connett, Group Whip, 25 October 2021 November 2021: Letter to The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP on violence against women and girls Councillor Ruth Dombey OBE, Leader of Sutton Council, wrote to The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, on 30 November 2021. December 2021: Lib Dem environmental action on Cornwall Council from 2017 to 2021 A record of Lib Dem environmental action on Cornwall Council from 2017 - 2021 Friday evening at Lib Dem conference: important conference vote on the Thornhill Review The Thornhill Review into what went wrong at the 2019 general election found that, “The Federal Board was often a rubber-stamp” and is “too large a group to be a realistic decision-making body”. April 2020: Lib Dems slam Conservatives’ cuts to Discretionary Housing Payment Lib Dems have slammed Government cuts to funding which supports the most vulnerable in society. This month, the government cut the funds to councils for Discretionary Housing Payment from £140 million to £40 million. May 2022: Cost of Living Emergency press release The seaside resort of Eastbourne has become the first town in the country to declare a ‘Cost of Living Emergency’ in the face of rising energy bills and prices. May 2022: Briefing from Green Lib Dems on the Energy Profit Levy The Liberal Democrats have called for an overnight cut of VAT to 17.5 per cent, saving households £600 on average. In turn, given the impact of inflation facing so many working families, a VAT cut will help to keep inflation lower. June 2022: Funding for infant Free School Meals in York slashed by £138,000 in real terms “Ministers must immediately reverse course and provide the аdditionаl funding for free school meals so that schools are not put in a position where they have to come up with the funds from their own budgets, leaving less money for our children’s education and well-being.” July 2022: Bedford Borough Council provides £1.9 million extra support for most vulnerable Bedford Borough Council is one of the few local authorities in the country that offers up to 100 per cent Council Tax support for the most vulnerable and hard-pressed households. In comparison, Central Bedfordshire Council only offers up to 75 per cent Council Tax support. As a result, the most financially challenged households in Bedford Borough receive on average around £400 extra support each year than they would get under the scheme used by the Conservative-run Central Bedfordshire Council. Share this page: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Email this page Print this page
September 2021: Interview with Councillor Joe Harris, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group at the Local Government Association Interview with Councillor Joe Harris, Leader of the LGA Liberal Democrat Group
October 2021: Campaign for local families about to be hit by Universal credit reduction Nearly 7,000 families here in Hinckley and Bosworth will be hit by the government's removal of the Universal Credit uplift on 6 October.
October 2021: Stockport: Opposing Voter ID proposals in the Elections Bill This council meeting notes the Elections Bill currently working through parliament which, in its current form and among other provisions, would require voters to show photographic ID at polling stations.
October 2021: Public sector pay: NHS and social care workers to face £900m NI tax rise The Liberal Democrats have accused the government of giving with one hand and snatching away with the other on public sector pay, given the national insurance tax hike and worsening cost of living crisis.
November 2021: Letter to the Prime Minister: Support local action on climate change Action on tackling the climate emergency has never been more urgent and we need joined-up government at all levels to achieve our ambitious net zero targets
October 2021: Response to the party consultation on tithing Our party is taking positive steps forwards to bring down barriers to political participation that have long stood in the way of several groups of people, we worry that the introduction of mandatory universal tithing threatens to undermines this work – a one size fits all approach is rarely the correct approach
October 2021: LGA Liberal Democrat Group response to the consultation on Tithing for councillors Prepared by Cllr Alan Connett, Group Whip, 25 October 2021
November 2021: Letter to The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP on violence against women and girls Councillor Ruth Dombey OBE, Leader of Sutton Council, wrote to The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, on 30 November 2021.
December 2021: Lib Dem environmental action on Cornwall Council from 2017 to 2021 A record of Lib Dem environmental action on Cornwall Council from 2017 - 2021
Friday evening at Lib Dem conference: important conference vote on the Thornhill Review The Thornhill Review into what went wrong at the 2019 general election found that, “The Federal Board was often a rubber-stamp” and is “too large a group to be a realistic decision-making body”.
April 2020: Lib Dems slam Conservatives’ cuts to Discretionary Housing Payment Lib Dems have slammed Government cuts to funding which supports the most vulnerable in society. This month, the government cut the funds to councils for Discretionary Housing Payment from £140 million to £40 million.
May 2022: Cost of Living Emergency press release The seaside resort of Eastbourne has become the first town in the country to declare a ‘Cost of Living Emergency’ in the face of rising energy bills and prices.
May 2022: Briefing from Green Lib Dems on the Energy Profit Levy The Liberal Democrats have called for an overnight cut of VAT to 17.5 per cent, saving households £600 on average. In turn, given the impact of inflation facing so many working families, a VAT cut will help to keep inflation lower.
June 2022: Funding for infant Free School Meals in York slashed by £138,000 in real terms “Ministers must immediately reverse course and provide the аdditionаl funding for free school meals so that schools are not put in a position where they have to come up with the funds from their own budgets, leaving less money for our children’s education and well-being.”
July 2022: Bedford Borough Council provides £1.9 million extra support for most vulnerable Bedford Borough Council is one of the few local authorities in the country that offers up to 100 per cent Council Tax support for the most vulnerable and hard-pressed households. In comparison, Central Bedfordshire Council only offers up to 75 per cent Council Tax support. As a result, the most financially challenged households in Bedford Borough receive on average around £400 extra support each year than they would get under the scheme used by the Conservative-run Central Bedfordshire Council.