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Rail fares rising above rate of inflation, but should be frozen. Fairer and simpler system demanded by Liberal Democrats
Tomorrow, rail fares are due to increase by 2.6%, which is above inflation.
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Budget must include ambitious ten year vulnerable refugee commitment as resettlement to avoid war and persecution plummets
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Chancellor to fund an "ambitious, 10-year commitment" to resettle vulnerable refugees from conflict areas in his Budget next week, as new official figures…
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Fire Safety: Rejected protection hammer blow to leaseholders. Safety fund inadequate for up to 2 million homes
Tonight Parliament rejected Lords Amendment Four to the Fire Safety Bill, which would prohibit the owner of a building from passing on any remediation costs to leaseholders and tenants. This followed…
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Ed Davey welcomes people with learning disabilities being invited for Covid vaccines
Today, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey welcomes the news that all people with learning disabilities will be invited for Covid vaccines.
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The road map out of lockdown must put those hit hardest first - don't squander the sacrifices says Liberal Democrats Leader
After the Prime Minister's announcement on the roadmap out of lockdown, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey MP said:
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Tories dodge vote on foreign aid - another broken promise. Liberal Democrats, who crafted the Act to set a legal target say "the mask is slipping to reveal callousness"
The Government will not give MPs a vote before cutting the aid budget. Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP criticised this decision on procedural grounds, saying :
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Science agency - yes. Secrecy - no. Conservative cronies - no. Recruitment and spending must be transparent, demand Liberal Democrats
"Liberal Democrats have long called on the Government to invest in new technologies that will create future jobs - so the just-launched UK new "high risk" science agency is a step forward. But the…
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Government borrowing: Chancellor needs to put people before the numbers says Liberal Democrats Shadow
New figures which show that UK Government borrowing was at its highest levels in January since records began.
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1 in 7 disabled people are experiencing domestic abuse. Liberal Democrats pushing for further and faster measures to improve and pass Domestic Abuse Bill into law
New figures show that 1 in 7 disabled people aged 16-59 in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse in the year to March 2020, and that disabled women were more than twice as likely to have…
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No more games of wait and see with people's lives - plans urgently required for future of furlough and other financial support
The Resolution Foundation has found that almost two million people have not worked for at least six months of the crisis. Cllr Robin Ashby, who speaks for Newcastle Liberal Democrats on business…
