Interest rates: Govt must scrap jobs tax to get mortgage rates down
Responding to interest rates being held at 4.25%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Jun 2025
National News
Ombudsman Slams Southwark Council Over Water Failings as Leaseholder Scandals Mount
Southwark Council has once again been found to have carried out severe maladministration by the Housing Ombudsman, this time for failing to fix contaminated water in a block of flats, leaving at least three homes without safe water for over a year.
19 Jun 2025
Birmingham
31,480 at risk of losing vital PIP support in Birmingham warn Liberal Democrats
Birmingham’s Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to backdate the Winter Fuel Payment for local pensioners who lost out last winter.
19 Jun 2025
Cole-Hamilton: Scottish Lib Dems will fight for a fair deal for farmers
Ahead of his visit to the Royal Highland Show on Friday, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has urged both the UK and Scottish governments to end the uncertainty for farming communities and give them the support they deserve.
19 Jun 2025
Paul Kohler MP meets Wimbledon Quarter owners
Wimbledon MP Paul Kohler sat down with Wimbledon Quarter owners to raise residents’ concerns and discuss ideas to improve the space. Plans discussed involved new businesses, job creation, and community-focused redevelopment.
19 Jun 2025
Liz Jarvis MP calls on the Secretary of State to announce a National Inquiry into maternity deaths
Eastleigh MP Liz Jarvis has written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting to demand a public inquiry into maternity services after a rise in preventable deaths. She has also urged the Government to prioritise maternity improvements in a Westminster debate.
19 Jun 2025
