Newcastle upon Tyne Liberal Democrats

The number of children living in absolute poverty across the UK has risen by 200,000 in a year, to a total of 3.7 million.

Responding to a government data release, Liberal Democrats MP Christine Jardine said:

"This government should be absolutely ashamed of itself for presiding over the first increase in absolute child poverty in six years.

"The main culprits - the benefits freeze, the arbitrary two-child limit, and huge cuts to Universal Credit - were policy decisions, not accidents. Yet what would normally be front-page news has been buried by the never ending chaos of Brexit.

"The Liberal Democrats refuse to let the Conservatives get away with destroying the life prospects of 200,000 innocent children.

"That is why we are calling for the full reversal of cuts to Universal Credit work allowances, the abolition of the cruel two-child limit, and the creation of a second earner's work allowance so that both parents in a couple are rewarded for work."

Newcastle's Liberal Democrats Opposition have called on Newcastle City Council to urgently investigate the feasibility of adopting Nottingham's approach to ensuring clean air by focusing on reducing diesel bus emissions on key bus corridors, rather than implementing controversial charging zone proposals.

How the Liberal Democrats have been fighting for your prosperity

* We said in 2016 - Remain

* We said in 2017 - Exit from Brexit

* We said in 2018 - People's referendum

* We said in 2019 - Revoke Article 50

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....clean up after their pets and carefully dispose of the bags. Which is why this dog looked so proud of its owner today.....

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Over five and a half people have taken part in last 3 days by signing one of two Parliamentary petitions. The one to revoke Artcle 50 is outpolling the Leave without a deal one by about 9 to 1, has just topped 5 miilions, and still going up at a rate of 1,000 a minutes

Here's what Cllr Colin Ferguson (pictured with Cllr Phil Hall, right, who chairs the Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee) said in launching the Liberal Democrats' approach to Newcastle's 2019 budget which saw Labour hiking Council Tax by 3.95% and cutting services by £20 million, highlighting that the budget is based upon Labour's choices.

While speed may not be a major factor in collisions that result in slight injuries, speed is a major factor in more serious accidents.

In a SPACE for Gosforth article 20 mph - the right speed for Gosforth's children they shared some data on the increasing likelihood of a pedestrian or cyclist being killed or seriously injured (KSI) as vehicle speeds increase.