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Conservatives’ broken promise to Afghans leaves women and girls left at "back of the queue"
The Liberal Democrats have slammed the Conservatives' broken promise to Afghans as a "total betrayal".
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Over 60,000 people in Newcastle could be helped with heating bills by Liberal Democrats' "Robin Hood tax" on energy giants' super-profits
Newcastle's Liberal Democrats are backing their party's proposals for a "Robin Hood" tax on energy giants to support families with heating bills - which could bring £20 million to well over 60,000…
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Give £30 catch-up vouchers for every day a pupil misses through covid to plug lost learning gap, urge Newcastle Liberal Deomcrats
The Liberal Democrats have called for a £30 catch-up voucher for every day missed by primary and secondary school students for covid-related absence.
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Price rises hit 5% - Government must act on "perfect storm" hitting families and businesses say local Liberal Democrats
A perfect storm is facing families and businesses as inflationary price rises have hit 5.1% - the highest rate of change in a decade, and up from 4.2 % only a couple of months ago.
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Newcastle Councillors get boosters, urge others to do the same as soon as possible
The North East is one of the leading regions for booster jabs. Two Liberal Democrats Councillors who had theirs recently have urged others to follow suit to protect us all as Christmas approaches.
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The Prime Minister has botched yet another Covid jabs announcement. Ignored volunteers deserve thanks and support.
Last night the Prime Minister announced on TV - repeated in the headlines of national newspapers - that every adult could have the booster jab by the end of the month.
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Demand for urgent hospitality summit to rescue pubs and restaurants facing collapse in Newcastle and nationally backed by Newcastle Liberal Democrats
Ahead of new Covid restrictions coming into effect, Liberal Democrats in Newcastle have backed their MPs' call for an emergency hospitality summit to save businesses on the brink.
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As usual, Government late in announcing new Covid rules - Liberal Democrats called for working from home over a week ago
Eight days ago, the Liberal Democrats urged the government to bring back official guidance to work from home where possible, to help keep cases of the Omicron variant down ahead of Christmas. As…
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Inquiry must look into all Downing Street parties - public need answers, not a Whitehall whitewash
Liberal Democrats Leader Ed Davey has called for the Cabinet Office inquiry to be extended into all parties that took place in Number 10 last year, along with any that took place in other government…
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The hypocrisy at the heart of Downing Street as over 70,000 people fined for lockdown parties - one rule for us, no rules for top Tories
The Liberal Democrats have slammed Boris Johnson's "rank hypocrisy" on the Number 10 Christmas party, after it emerged over 70,000 people have been fined by police for gatherings banned under…
