All news on the topic: Liberal Democrats

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Rishi Sunak under fire for giving knighthood to Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin
Labour the Liberal Democrats have joined with the TUC in slamming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for giving knighthoods to controversial pub magnate Tim Martin and ex-RBS boss Stephen Hester
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Fury over crumbling NHS hospitals as floods and fires close wards to patients
Liberal Democrats health spokeswoman Daisy Cooper said the rise in hospital floods and fires should be a 'wake up call' for Tories who need to fix crumbling buildings
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Anger as NHS parking scandal gets worse with patients shelling out £146million
The Lib Dems have hit out at the Government as new figures showed a huge rise in parking fees - with NHS staff forced to pay £46.7million sparking fears of an exodus
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Drivers making 63 claims every day for payouts from pothole-filled roads
More than 23,000 claims were made for pothole compensation payouts by drivers in England last year, whose cars were damaged by crater-filled roads
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Keir Starmer Christmas Message thanks NHS, postal and hospitality workers
In a festive message to the nation, the Labour leader said: “During the holidays many of you will be serving your community, and our country…On behalf of the Labour Party, I send my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all of you for what you do.“
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Quiz show champ Tory MP to make TV comeback in Only Connect Christmas special
Newcastle-under-Lyme MP Aaron Bell won big money during a prolific run of appearances on Deal or No Deal, the Krypton Factor, Only Connect and more in the 2000s
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Some 900,000 burglaries unsolved in last four years - more than Leeds population
The Liberal Democrats blamed years of Tory cuts leaving local police forces 'overstretched and unable to focus on frontline crime like burglaries'
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'I fear my family members sheltering in a Gaza church won't survive Christmas'
Lib Dem Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran explains the harrowing situation her extended family members find themselves in
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UK landline switch off is 'not working' and homes face losing access to a phone
The ageing copper landline network is slowly being switched off and replaced by newer internet calling technology but MPs are raising concerns that this upgrade could leave some without vital access to a phone.
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Tories told to 'grasp nettle' and pay social care workers decent wage
Tories told to 'grasp the nettle' and pay social care workers a decent wage as the latest crackdown on migration sparks fears of a new recruitment crisis in the sector
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Cost of NHS dental treatment soars by 40% since 2015 - 25% faster than inflation
Patients have seen costs soar 25% faster than inflation - despite a rise in ‘dental deserts’ with some areas now having 3,000 people per dentist
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Fury as Cameron and Sunak take separate planes to COP28 climate summit
Rishi Sunak and David Cameron have been accused of 'sending the wrong signals' to the rest of the world by travelling separately to the United Arab Emirates for the COP28 summit
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Bus routes axed as services plummet by 60% - but London barely affected
Wales and the East Midlands are among some of the areas hardest hit over the last fifteen years by a reduction in bus services, with some places losing more than half of their former schedule
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Cash for school buildings faces £1.5billion a year cut as fresh austerity looms
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled plans for a deep squeeze for public services in the Autumn Statement, paving the way for a period of renewed austerity after the next election
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One in three miss work as they wait for GP appointment or NHS hospital treatment
The Liberal Democrats, which commissioned the polling, warned that the crisis in the health service is damaging economic growth as people are forced to take time off
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Rishi Sunak u-turn on plans to cut taxpayer spending on 'helicopter addiction'
Spending was due to be cut from September with the Government promising not to renew a £40million contract which funded the flights - but we can reveal the deal has been extended
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All the politicians who've appeared on I'm A Celeb as Nigel Farage sparks fury
From former Conservative health secretary Matt Hancock to Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, here is a look back at some of the political figures who have taken part in the ITV reality show
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PM 'must sack Suella Braverman now' after Armistice Day hijacked by thugs
Around 2,000 far right hooligans flocked to London and fought battles with police on Armistice Day amid tensions stirred by Home Secretary Suella Braverman in the run up to the huge pro-Gaza protest
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Passport officials handed £2.1million in bonuses as delays wreck holiday plans
Almost 10,000 bonuses were given to passport officials last year despite 360,000 people waiting longer than they should have done to get their documents, ruining travel plans
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Serious crime victims in some parts of UK wait 13 hours for police - full list
Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal a 'disturbing postcode lottery' in responses to grade two priority crimes - which include burglaries, missing persons and domestic incidents
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Kids devastated after binmen throw away carved pumpkins night before Halloween
Residents in south London were left devastated after binmen seemingly accidentally took their carved pumpkins and threw them out, the night before Halloween
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BBC's Laura Kuenssberg absent from Sunday show for 4th week as co-star steps in
Victoria Derbyshire stepped in to lead the political staple TV show, as she interviewed politicians from across the Conservative, Labour and Lib Dem parties on this week's news
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Ministers accused of 'penny-pinching' over £500 handout to Storm Babet victims
The extreme weather left hundreds of people homeless while at least seven people are believed to have been killed as torrential rain hit parts of the North, Midlands and Scotland
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No Tory seat is safe if Keir Starmer's by-election blockbuster is repeated
Polling expert Chris Curtis writes for the Mirror: No government has ever lost a seat as safe as Tamworth, while Labour’s victory in leafy Mid Bedfordshire illustrates how there aren’t any “no-go” areas for Kier Starmer’s party.
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'Rishi Sunak is about to step up the destruction of Britain - to spite Labour'
Rishi Sunak knows he will lose the next General Election. Fleet Street Fox argues that he will abandon hope of saving his party, and instead do all he can to spite Keir Starmer