14,000+ mobile phone thefts since 2023 in Southwark – Lib Dem FOI reveals
A freedom of information request from the Liberal Democrats has revealed that over 14,000 thefts from the person have involved a mobile phone since 2023.
10 Mar 2026
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Lib Dems: Govt's "failure to commit" to a ban on social media is "simply not good enough"
Responding to the Government voting against a cross party amendment to ban social media for under 16s in the House of Commons, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education, Children and Families, said:
10 Mar 2026
Tom Gordon MP backs calls for point-of-care testing for Type 1 diabetes in children
Tom Gordon, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes, has backed calls for wider use of point-of-care testing for Type 1 diabetes in children during a debate in Parliament yesterday.
10 Mar 2026
Crisis conditions at A&E seem set to continue indefinitely under SNP
Responding to new figures showing that in the week ending 1st March, only 62.6% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target, while 4,048 (15%) people waited over 8 hours and 1,934 (7.2%) waited over 12 hours, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
10 Mar 2026
"A privilege to walk the beat"
Gideon joins Wellington Police team, touring the town to discuss strengthening community ties and supporting the "thin blue line"
10 Mar 2026
Vikki Slade MP champions young carers in Commons debate
Vikki Slade MP used a House of Commons debate on young people who are NEET — Not in Education, Employment or Training — to highlight the disproportionate impact on young carers and to raise the work of Broadstone-based charity MYTIME Young Carers.
10 Mar 2026