Complaints against Liverpool City Council up by two thirds in four years
Record numbers of Liverpool residents are making complaints against Liverpool City Council, according to records uncovered by the city’s Liberal Democrats.
26 Sep 2025
News
Two Liverpool Labour MPs vote down Lib Dem attempt to expand free bus travel for disabled people across the UK
Labour MPs for Liverpool Garston, Maria Eagle, and Liverpool Riverside, Kim Johnson, voted against a Liberal Democrat amendment which would have expanded free bus travel for disabled people on the 11th September.
15 Sep 2025
Liverpool faced NHS summer crisis as the City’s Lib Dems call for emergency measures to protect patients in time for winter
There have been 32,832 A&E attendance in Liverpool through June and July NHS figures reveal, up from 12,982 a decade ago, with the Lib Dems warning that local health services have faced a summer crisis.
10 Sep 2025
ICO Enforcement Notice shows Liverpool Labour’s contempt for transparency
Data watchdog’s intervention in Liverpool City Council is unacceptable says Opposition Leader
4 Sep 2025
Woolton Hall Fire is a wake-up call says Lib Dem Leader
Cllr Carl Cashman has called for a common-sense approach to heritage listing in the wake of a devastating fire in South Liverpool.
20 Aug 2025
“Make Festival Gardens the first purpose-built village in Liverpool for decades”, Lib Dems urge
Liverpool’s Lib Dem housing spokesperson, Cllr Richard Kemp has written to the two developers chosen to develop the Festival Gardens site to urge them to build Liverpool’s first village for decades.
14 Aug 2025
Liverpool Lib Dems say mortgage lenders are treating families as “cash cows” and urge Labour to “stand up for struggling mortgage holders”
Cllr Carl Cashman, Leader of the Liverpool Liberal Democrats, has accused mortgage lenders of treating homeowners as “cash cows”, with mortgage rates failing to fall in line with interest rates.
13 Aug 2025
Tougher action on Illegal E-Bikes, say Lib Dem Leader
Cllr Carl Cashman, Leader of the Opposition on Liverpool City Council, has called for urgent action to tackle the illegal use of electric bikes, e-scooters, and off-road motorcycles in the city.
7 Aug 2025
“Time for Labour to look in the mirror” say Lib Dem Leader
Cllr Carl Cashman has told Liverpool’s ruling group they need to call out the failings of their government if they want to rebuild trust with the electorate.
30 Jul 2025
Labour vote down amendment protecting fortnightly bin collections
Liverpool Lib Dems put forward an amendment seeking to protect fortnightly bin collections after a Labour councillor and former Cabinet Member doubled down on suggesting the council should move over to monthly or 3-weekly collection for its purple bins.
30 Jul 2025
Lib Dems fight to secure protections for African Caribbean Centre
Despite a Labour amendment, the Lib Dems have secured additional protection for Liverpool 8’s African Caribbean Centre for now and into the future.
30 Jul 2025
Time to close the door on new academies in Liverpool
Lib Dems pushed Labour to go further on schools motion at full council meeting, and this was accepted with a slight modification.
30 Jul 2025
UK Lib Dem news
Universities & Skills
From Local Roots to Global Reach: A Liberal Vision for Universities
British universities are a world-leading export and an engine for innovation, but today, the sector is at a breaking point. Liberal Democrats have passed a new plan to deliver a fairer deal for students and graduates and secure the future of the sector.
IS
by Ian Sollom
14 Mar 2026
Economy & Business
Revitalising Town Centres and High Streets
Liberal Democrats are committed to building town centres that inspire pride for generations to come. It is time to stop ignoring the decline of our high streets and breathe new life into them as vibrant hubs for the future.
DC
14 Mar 2026
Crime & Policing
Preserving Trial by Jury
The right to a trial by jury has been a cornerstone of our democracy for over 800 years. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new plan to tackle court backlogs without scrapping juries.
JBF
14 Mar 2026