Lib Dem MP sworn in with guide dog
Watch as Liberal Democrat MP Steve Darling gets sworn into parliament accompanied by his trusty guide dog Jenny.
13 Jul 2024
Welcome to the Leeds Lib Dems
News from the Leeds Liberal Democrats
Leeds
Conservatives have neglected “roads across Leeds and let the community pay the price” say Lib Dems
Conservatives have neglected “roads across Leeds and let the community pay the price” say Lib Dems. Liberal Democrats promise £300m investment to fix roads.
GS
28 Jun 2024
Leeds
Leeds sees 22.22% rise in the number of NHS dentists leaving as Lib Dems announce £750 million ‘rescue package’
The number of NHS dentists leaving in Leeds has risen by 22.22% since 2018/19, House of Commons Library research, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed as the party has announced plans for a £750 million ‘rescue package’ for dentistry.
GS
25 Jun 2024
Leeds
Lib Dems announce £10m plan to recruit new Sewage Inspectors after sewage dumped 3,945 times in 2023 in Leeds
The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to increase the number of water inspections after sewage was dumped 3,945 times in 2023 in waterways in Leeds.
GS
19 Jun 2024
Leeds
Car thieves “getting away with it” as 17,245 cases go unsolved in West Yorkshire since last election
Leeds Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservatives of letting their communities down as a new analysis of Home Office statistics reveals that 17,245 car thefts have gone unsolved in West Yorkshire since the last election.
GS
14 Jun 2024
Leeds
Lib Dems set out legal right to timely cancer care
Lib Dems set out legal right to timely cancer care as figures show 2,071 patients in the Leeds area waiting more than two months to start treatment.
GS
11 Jun 2024
The latest from the Liberal Democrats
Education
Our five principles for SEND reform
Ed Davey Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the government to ensure the reforms deliver for children with SEND and their families.
LD
9 Jul 2025
Benefits & Pensions
Standing up for the most vulnerable in society
Why we opposed the Government’s welfare bill
SD
3 Jul 2025
Windrush Day 2025
77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.
20 Jun 2025