Labour Silences Local Residents Over Major Planning Decisions
Labour stops public from speaking at meetings, despite the council's own rules allowing it.
20 Nov 2025
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Cole-Hamilton responds to publication of UK Covid Inquiry report
Responding to the publication of the UK Covid Inquiry's report on decision-making and political governance, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
20 Nov 2025
FOI reveals Labour council is Liverpool’s biggest slum landlord
Liberal Democrats have accused Labour-run Liverpool City Council of being the city’s biggest slum landlord, after a Freedom of Information Request revealed the council is sitting on 138 properties that have been vacant for over a year.
20 Nov 2025
Fears that ‘beating heart’ of high streets could be ‘ripped away’ in Eastleigh ahead of Budget
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget next week, Liz Jarvis, Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh, has warned that the ‘beating heart’ of high streets across the area is at risk of being ‘ripped away.’
20 Nov 2025
The economy “isn’t working for anyone”, says Helen Morgan ahead of Budget
Helen Morgan has called on the Chancellor to deliver a Budget that works for Shropshire and criticised successive governments for ignoring the needs of rural areas.
20 Nov 2025
Publicans back Scot Lib Dem plans for World Cup licensing changes
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has urged the Scottish Government to seize the moment as publicans including the chair of the Glasgow licensing forum, the boss of Edinburgh brewer Innis & Gunn and the Scottish Licensed Trade Associatio
20 Nov 2025