Anger as Labour leave City open to ‘HMO explosion’
Liverpool Liberal Democrats’ call to protect neighbourhoods from uncontrolled HMO spread voted down by Labour Councillors.
30 Oct 2026
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Lib Dem Leader urges Government to provide a cost of living package in the Budget to give Liverpool families 'breathing space'
Leader of the Liverpool Liberal Democrats, Carl Cashman, backs the Liberal Democrat call for an emergency cost-of-living package, as Government help for households times out by spring.
19 Oct 2026
End the HMO free-for-all now across the city, not half of it," says Liverpool Lib Dem Leader
The Liverpool Liberal Democrats have called in Liverpool Labour's decision on HMOs. They are demanding an immediate Article 4 direction across every ward in the city, not the partial scheme Labour has signed off.
19 Oct 2026
Liverpool Liberal Democrat Leader Cllr Carl Cashman backs major plans to save residents hundreds a year on income tax amidst cost of living crisis
Cllr Carl Cashman, Leader of the Liverpool City Council, has backed a new plan, announced at the party’s Autumn Conference, to cut income tax and save residents across Liverpool £680 a year.
23 Sep 2026
Families and businesses in Liverpool are left to ‘fend for themselves’ as only 8.25% of burglary cases in Merseyside result in a charge
In Merseyside, a total of 4,110 burglaries were recorded, according to 2025 crime figures analysed by the Liberal Democrats. Cllr Carl Cashman, Leader of the Liverpool Liberal Democrats, has slammed the Government’s handling of crime.
7 Sep 2026
Liverpool Lib Dems smash 3000 Doorstep Contacts target
Cllr Carl Cashman and the Liverpool Liberal Democrats celebrate hitting their target of 3000 doorstep contacts in August at the end of their ‘Summer of Canvassing’
1 Sep 2026
Lib Dems launch plan to back Liverpool business as Daisy Cooper MP hears hospitality's "cries for help"
Daisy Cooper MP met Liverpool hospitality leaders and helped launch Liverpool First, as industry voices warned that rising taxes and costs are putting independent venues under strain.
5 Aug 2026
VAT removal ‘won’t cut it’ for Liverpool residents as Opposition Leader urges Burnham to back Lib Dem plans to slash bills
The Liberal Democrats say Andy Burnham’s plan to remove VAT from domestic electricity bills in October does not go far enough to help struggling households.
22 Jul 2026
Ed Davey and Cllr Carl Cashman call on PM Burnham to end the “social care catastrophe” as 2,740 older residents in Liverpool denied care last year
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and Liverpool Lib Dems leader Cllr Carl Cashman warns Andy Burnham as he enters Number 10 that failure to act on social care reform will be “a catastrophe for families, for the NHS and for local services”.
20 Jul 2026
Lib Dem President visits Liverpool youth centre as Cashman pledges expansion of youth services across the city
Liverpool Liberal Democrat Leader Cllr Carl Cashman set out plans to expand youth provision across the city, with a particular focus on north Liverpool, where services are thinnest on the ground.
10 Jul 2026
Liverpool Labour in Chaos
Less than a week after a Senior Lib Dem Councillor called out the poor attendance of some Labour Councillors, two will no longer sit as Labour Councillors
24 Jun 2026
Lib Dems call out Liverpool Labour’s SOS fund.
The Liberal Democrat opposition in Liverpool is accusing the Labour-controlled council of excluding some of the most deprived communities in the city in a desperate effort to "Save Our Seats."
19 Jun 2026
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