Tories yet to explain how they would close gap between pupils - Laws
Commenting on Michael Gove's speech on Tory education aims, Liberal Democrat Shadow Schools Secretary, David Laws said:
6 Nov 2009
News
Local News
Recovery ?
Quantitative Easing decision shows Bank thinks economy far from recovery - Cable
6 Nov 2009
Disabled Students left to struggle
Shameful to leave thousands of disabled students struggling - Lord Addington
6 Nov 2009
Surrey Tories refuse to act on climate change
Liberal Democrat Councillor Peter Lambell has condemned the recent refusal by Surrey County Council's Conservative administration to sign up to the national 10:10 climate change campaign.
15 Oct 2009
Keeping Climate Change to the forefront of our minds - Rosie Sharpley
This week the Liberal Democrats had one of their few allotted opposition days in the House of Commons. On these days the Liberal Democrats are allowed to choose what subjects are debated in the House of Commons. We chose Equitable Life and the 10:10 climate change campaign.
15 Oct 2009
Gove won't say how Tories will pay for education policies - Laws
Commenting on Michael Gove's speech to the Conservative party conference, Liberal Democrat Shadow Schools Secretary, David Laws said:
12 Oct 2009
Back door CRB Checks Unfair
Employers in England and Wales are forcing job applicants to undergo criminal records checks in Scotland because equivalent powers are not yet in force in England and Wales despite having been on the statute book for over a decade. The number of people being checked has quadrupled in the last six years, according to research by the Liberal Democrats.
7 Oct 2009
Unemployment - "Labour have their heads in the sand" says Rosie Sharpley
September's unemployment figures were a depressing milestone showing the number of people unemployed has risen to around 2.47 million, a 14 year high. What has happened to Labour's big plan to help the unemployed?
7 Oct 2009
Rosie: "No need to keep the DNA of innocent young people"
The Government's DNA database holder has revealed that 298 young people on the streets of Britain have DNA samples taken from them every single day, and placed on the database.
16 Aug 2009
National Party News
International Affairs
A new Growth and Defence Partnership with Europe
Our new Growth and Defence Partnership with the EU - including joining the Single Market and a new Customs Union - will make the UK richer, safer and stronger.
17 Jun 2026
Cost of living
Our Essential Energy Guarantee
The Liberal Democrats have announced a new policy to make energy affordable again and help make fuel poverty a thing of the past.
8 Jun 2026
Lib Dems Winning
Getting the job done: Our latest wins in Westminster
The Liberal Democrats secured a number of wins in Parliament recently - here's a recap of what we've achieved.
2 May 2026
Guaranteeing GP surgeries on new developments
Liberal Democrats are clear: new housing must go hand in hand with new GPs.
14 Apr 2026
Cost of living
Our emergency plan to keep Britain moving
Liberal Democrats are calling for an emergency transport package to keep Britain moving, cutting the cost of travel for people – whether by car, train or bus.
LD
2 Apr 2026
Health, Care & the NHS
Our plan to make Britain the safest country in the world to have a baby
We have announced a £600m rescue plan to fix maternity care, and make Britain the safest country in the world to have a baby.
26 Mar 2026
Latest UK News
A new Magna Carta to save our country from Farage
Ed Davey's Leader's Speech to Spring Conference 2026
ED
15 Mar 2026
Local Government
Local Government Finance Emergency
After years of neglect, our local councils are in financial survival mode. The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to move past emergency bailouts and deliver a sustainable future for local government.
ZF
15 Mar 2026
International Affairs
Trump and the Wider World
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
CM
15 Mar 2026