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Will Forster supporting NHS hospital in Woking

Lib Dems launch campaign for 'Frontline Support Package'

The Lib Dems have launched a campaign calling for a 'Frontline Support Package' a five-point plan to give frontline workers the support they need and the recognition they deserve as they get us through this appalling coronavirus crisis. Acting Leader of the Lib Dems Ed Davey thanked the "army of workers protecting us" in hospitals, care homes and hospices and asked the Government to support these "coronavirus heroes" properly.

CWF

by Cllr Will Forster

22 Apr 2020

Global Technology Companies Power Local Community Covid Response Team

Dale Roberts, a Knaphill man and Lib Dem campaigner/activist, reached out to global software giants for a local solution to help vulnerable residents, and found that international technology works best when it is powered by the local community.

16 Apr 2020

Dale Roberts Lib Dem campaigner and activist

Global Technology Companies Power Local Community Covid Response Team

Dale Roberts, a Knaphill man and Lib Dem campaigner/activist, reached out to global software giants for a local solution to help vulnerable residents, and found that international technology works best when it is powered by the local community.

16 Apr 2020

Coronavirus information

It is likely to be a tough time for all of us over the next few weeks and months as the coronavirus crisis continues.

CWF

by Cllr Will Forster

12 Apr 2020

Call for Community Recycling Centres to reopen to avoid fly tipping

The Lib Dem Group on Surrey County Council has called for the Council to reopen its Community Recycling Centres with social distancing measures to avoid fly tipping.

CWF

by Cllr Will Forster

9 Apr 2020

Will Forster with solar panels

Lib Dems call for energy saving scheme to be extended to 3,174 Woking homes amidst Covid-19 crisis

The Lib Dems are calling on the Government to extend a scheme that saves £140 on energy bills to households struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic helping an estimated 3,174 homes across Woking Borough. In a warning from the Lib Dem Climate Change Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse, the MP said these measures were needed before families are forced "to choose between heating their home or eating".

CWF

by Cllr Will Forster

7 Apr 2020

Council agrees request to delay parking permit rise

Following a request from Lib Dem Councillor Will Forster, Surrey County Council has agreed to postpone its planned increase of residential parking permits due to the coronavirus pandemic.

CWF

by Cllr Will Forster

1 Apr 2020

Lib Dems call on Government to step in to pay Council Tax in face of coronavirus threat

The Lib Dems are calling on the Government to pick up the bill for Council Tax payments in order to ease the financial pressure people are facing as a result of coronavirus. According to the Lib Dems, their proposals would save residents in Woking Borough an average of £462 over the next three months.

CWF

by Cllr Will Forster

31 Mar 2020

Ann-Marie Barker and Deborah Hughes

Lib Dem Councillor Deborah Hughes vindicated

Independence of Scrutiny committee confirmed

CAMB

by Cllr Ann-Marie Barker

25 Mar 2020

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National Party News

two women with LGBT flags draped over their shoulders

LGBT+ Liberal Democrats

Ed Davey reflects on LGBT History Month 2026

This LGBT+ History Month we celebrate the contributions of LGBT+ people throughout history, reflect on the struggles they have faced and reaffirm our determination to make progress on equality.

ED

1 Feb 2026

Election Broadcast

Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats | Election Broadcast

View the latest Liberal Democrat Party Political Broadcast.

29 Jan 2026

Candle in the dark

Holocaust Memorial Day Statement

On Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions of others killed under Nazi persecution.

ED

27 Jan 2026

Child looks at a phone. Next to the child are age-rating symbols: U, 13+, 16, 18

Children & Families

A Harms-Based Approach to Social Media

Big tech companies should not be allowed to profit at the expense of children’s wellbeing.

VC

by Victoria Collins

20 Jan 2026

Ed Davey delivers a speech on ending the A&E Crisis

Health, Care & the NHS

Our plan to end the A&E corridor crisis

30,000 people wait for over 12 hours in A&E departments every single week - it's a national scandal and we have a plan to stop it.

ED

13 Jan 2026

person in scrubs holding medication. superimposed on left - Donald Trump

Trump’s pharma price hike

What the Government is doing, and why we’re opposing it

HM

by Helen Morgan

2 Jan 2026

Ed Davey next to a blue plaque for Sam Green

A Liberal councillor who made LGBT+ history

Sam Green was the first openly gay politician ever elected in the UK – and possibly the world.

ED

19 Nov 2025

Transgender Awareness Week

LGBT+ Liberal Democrats

Trans Awareness Week

November 13−19 2025 marks Trans Awareness Week. It is a time to listen to and act on the voices of transgender and non-binary people, celebrate their contributions and resilience, and recognise the barriers they continue to face.

13 Nov 2025

Josh Babarinde MP stands at a lecturn at Conference delivering a speech

Federal Party News

Josh Babarinde elected as the new President of the Liberal Democrats

Members have elected Josh Babarinde, MP for Eastbourne, as the new President of the Liberal Democrats.

12 Nov 2025

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