Runnymede Borough Council Facing Financial Challenges
No tangible details identified how Runnymede Borough Council will make £5.2m savings to balance the books.
10 Dec 2023
Runnymede Liberal Democrats
Working Hard for Runnymede All Year Round
Local News
Runnymede & Weybridge MP VOTES DOWN sewage sickness compensation scheme
Runnymede & Weybridge Liberal Democrats have slammed Dr Ben Spencer for VOTING AGAINST a compensation scheme for swimmers who get sick from sewage
5 Dec 2023
Runnymede & Weybridge Conservative MP votes against improving GP and ambulance wait times.
The Runnymede & Weybridge Conservative MP has been criticised after voting against a Liberal Democrat amendment which would have committed the government to improving GP and ambulance wait times.
30 Nov 2023
Runnymede & Weybridge Select Parliamentary Candidate for next General Election
Runnymede and Weybridge Liberal Democrats are delighted to announce Ellen Nicholson as their candidate for the upcoming General Election.
26 Nov 2023
Conservative Refugee Chaos
The Runnymede Liberal Democrats are appalled at the hypocrisy of the Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge. He has stood behind the Government's failed approach to dealing with refugees.
28 Sep 2023
Lib Dems are the clear opposition to the Conservatives going into the next General election
The Runnymede and Weybridge parliamentary constituency is about to change following a Boundary Commission Review.
10 Sep 2023
Surrey County Council News
In memory of David Goodwin
Surrey Lib Dems were very sad to learn of the passing of David Goodwin, former Lib Dem county councillor and husband of current member Angela Goodwin.
12 Sep 2023
Surrey Lib Dems welcome overdue changes to DIY waste disposal
Surrey Lib Dems have welcomed the news that Surrey County Council will finally be amending its policy on the free disposal of DIY waste by residents at its Community Recycling Centres.
30 Aug 2023
ULEZ expansion: Commuters in Surrey left high and dry with over 155,000 facing new charge
The Liberal Democrats have hit out at the Conservative Government and Labour Mayor for playing politics over the expansion of ULEZ whilst ignoring the concerns of commuters outside London.
1 Aug 2023
Surrey County Council still ignoring its own government by charging householders for DIY waste
The Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have slammed the Conservative administration for ignoring their own Government’s demand to stop charging local residents for bringing DIY waste to local tips.
14 Jul 2023
Hospitals serving Surrey lose 8,588 bed days to social care backlogs
New research published by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the impact of the social care crisis on the NHS trusts covering Surrey*, with medically fit patients left stuck in hospital beds waiting for care.
13 Jul 2023
GP “retirement time bomb” in Surrey revealed with 24% nearing retirement
124 fully qualified GPs are over 55, 24% of total number in Surrey Heartlands area that covers most of Surrey. Lib Dems warn of GP "retirement time bomb" facing local communities with almost 1 in 4 heading towards retirement age. Will Forster, Leader of Surrey Lib Dems is calling for the Government to set out a clear plan to recruit more GPs in NHS workforce plan. The Liberal Democrats have warned of a "GP retirement time bomb," after new research by the party reveals almost one in four family doctors are nearing retirement age.
30 Jun 2023
UK Lib Dem news
Health, Care & the NHS
Government 25% below cancer treatment target as charity says 20,000 deaths a year avoidable
The government’s failure to meet this target is putting people’s lives at risk.
LD
28 Nov 2023
Runnymede & Weybridge Select Parliamentary Candidate for next General Election
Runnymede and Weybridge Liberal Democrats are delighted to announce Ellen Nicholson as their candidate for the upcoming General Election.
26 Nov 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
1 in 3 miss work while waiting for healthcare
Shock poll reveals staggering number of working UK adults say they have missed work in the past year due to being stuck on waiting lists or attempting to see a GP or dentist
LD
20 Nov 2023