Liberal Democrats slam 8 month lollipop warden recruitment freeze
Liberal Democrats have accused Liverpool City Council of putting children at risk by leaving school crossing patrol vacancies across the city empty to save money.
10 Jun 2026
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Carl Cashman slams Metro Mayor’s 40-person conference delegation as ‘a waste of taxpayer cash’.
Liverpool Lib Dem Leader, Cllr Carl Cashman, has today fiercely criticised Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram for taking an oversized public sector delegation to the UKREiiF real estate conference in Leeds, branding it an " outrageous waste of taxpayers’ money."
19 May 2026
Lib Dem leader calls on Liverpool's Labour MPs to withdraw support for Starmer
Liverpool Liberal Democrat leader Cllr Carl Cashman is today (12 May) challenging Liverpool's Labour MPs, Dan Carden and Maria Eagle, to publicly withdraw their support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and back a leadership contest.
12 May 2026
No doctors, no development: Liverpool Lib Dems calls for a GP Guarantee on all new developments in Liverpool as average surgery in the city serves 414 extra homes since 2015
The Liverpool Liberal Democrats are launching a campaign to guarantee GP investment on new developments. It comes as Lib Dem analysis shows that an eyewatering 1300 surgeries have closed in a decade (between 2015 and 2025) across the country.
21 Apr 2026
Cllr Kemp Calls Time on Classical Music "Quick Fix" in Whitechapel
Liverpool Lib Dem Councillor Richard Kemp has written to the Chief Constable and the Leader of Liverpool City Council, calling on them to immediately stop blasting classical music through the streets of Whitechapel as a way of moving on street gangs.
21 Apr 2026
INVESTIGATION REVEALS LIVERPOOL COUNCIL LOST £154,000 TO FRAUD
New FOI data reveals over £154,000 has been lost to fraud and financial errors under Labour's watch - with nearly a third of cases never referred to the police!
24 Mar 2026
‘Council Leader should hang his head in shame’ over the state of his ward say Kensington businessman
Kensington businessman, James Thornhill, is shocked at the state of the area and says the leader of the Council must not care about his voters to allow this to happen continuously
17 Mar 2026
Labour Council Budget Prioritises ‘Councillor Slush Fund’ Over Public Services, say Lib Dems
Labour Council Budget Prioritises ‘Councillor Slush Fund’ Over Public Services, say Lib Dems
4 Mar 2026
Liverpool A&E waits of over 110 hours recorded in 2025
A Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats reveals the shocking crisis in our NHS, with the average hospital trust now seeing nearly 3,000 patients wait more than 24 hours in A&E each year.
19 Feb 2026
Liverpool care workers deserve the living wage
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Liz Makinson has voiced concerns that a demand for a 4% uplift in council funding to the private residential care sector does not come with a commitment from our care sector to pay care workers the NLW rather than the minimum wage.
30 Jan 2026
Lib Dems pick Community Campaigner Dave Thomas as candidate for Aigburth By-Election
In the forthcoming Aigburth by-election, the Lib Dems have selected Dave Thomas as their candidate.
28 Jan 2026
Labour are failing Liverpool’s parks, says Lib Dems
Liverpool Liberal Democrats have taken aim at Labour’s record on parks, accusing the Labour administration of years of failure, broken promises, and neglect while some of the city’s most loved green spaces are left vulnerable.
23 Jan 2026
UK Lib Dem news
Cost of living
Our Essential Energy Guarantee
The Liberal Democrats have announced a new policy to make energy affordable again and help make fuel poverty a thing of the past.
8 Jun 2026
Lib Dems Winning
Getting the job done: Our latest wins in Westminster
The Liberal Democrats secured a number of wins in Parliament recently - here's a recap of what we've achieved.
2 May 2026
Guaranteeing GP surgeries on new developments
Liberal Democrats are clear: new housing must go hand in hand with new GPs.
14 Apr 2026