"Liberal Democrats have long called on the Government to invest in new technologies that will create future jobs - so the just-launched UK new "high risk" science agency is a step forward. But the…
New figures which show that UK Government borrowing was at its highest levels in January since records began.
New figures show that 1 in 7 disabled people aged 16-59 in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse in the year to March 2020, and that disabled women were more than twice as likely to have…
The Resolution Foundation has found that almost two million people have not worked for at least six months of the crisis. Cllr Robin Ashby, who speaks for Newcastle Liberal Democrats on business…
Employers with over 50 employees at work (not working from home) can now ask the Government for workplace lateral flow tests. Apply to http://www.gov.uk/get-workplace-coronavirus-test There's a…
Liberal Democrats Leader Ed Davey has launched the party's campaign to "give carers a break", calling on the Government to give councils immediate emergency funding so they can provide the support…
The Chinese Government has banned BBC World News. Liberal Democrats Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP reacted: "The Chinese government's BBC ban, in response to their reporting on the…
Liberal Democrats councillors are calling on Newcastle City Council to look into ways to do more to increase take up of universal free school meals, following data showing that only 70% of under 7s…
The latest national wealth (GDP) figures show the UK economy shrank by a record 9.9% in 2020, the worst fall since 1709. Liberal Democrats Treasury Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
New figures show disabled people make up 60% of all COVID-19 related deaths - over 30,000 in 10 months, or 100 a day on average.
