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
Surrey Lib Dems push for commitment to zero road deaths
Surrey Lib Dems are set to push the County Council for a formal commitment to zero deaths and serious injuries on Surrey's roads.
17 Mar 2023
Surrey Lib Dems urge Chancellor to fix local hospitals
Surrey Lib Dems have called on the Chancellor to include an emergency fund to fix the growing backlog of local hospital repairs.
9 Mar 2023
Surrey Lib Dems demand action on energy bills
Surrey Lib Dems are demanding the Government cancel plans to hike the average household energy bill by £500 in April and bring in a tax on the "bonanza bonuses" of oil and gas bosses.
27 Feb 2023
Surrey Lib Dems vote against controversial plans for new school site
Lib Dem members of the Planning & Regulatory Committee on Surrey County Council were among those who voted against the controversial plans to replace Reigate Priory Junior School with a new build within the grounds of the county council's own headquarters at Woodhatch Place on Cockshot Hill, Reigate.
23 Feb 2023
More than 150,000 cars in Surrey at risk of ULEZ fines this summer
New analysis by the Liberal Democrats has found there are a staggering 1.6 million cars in areas surrounding London which are not ULEZ compliant, including 157,338 in Surrey. Commuters, including key workers such as teachers, nurses and police officers driving into London from areas like Surrey are unable to access car scrappage schemes despite ULEZ being expanded to outer London in August, and will be forced to pay ULEZ charges every day for travelling to work.
20 Feb 2023
Surrey Lib Dems support call for Carers’ Minimum Wage as vacancies spiral to over 3,500
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a higher minimum wage for care workers in Surrey to tackle chronic staff shortages in social care.
9 Feb 2023
UK Lib Dem news
LGBT+
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Today is an important opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives to transphobia, and reflect on how we as a society can end this loss of life.
CJ
20 Nov 2023
International Affairs
An immediate bilateral ceasefire in Israel and Gaza
As Liberal Democrats, we have always stood in support of a lasting peace and a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine.
ED
12 Nov 2023
Latest UK News
Islamophobia Awareness Month
It is vital that we stand up against all forms of Islamophobia, and work together to end religious hatred everywhere.
ED
1 Nov 2023