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A Message From Bruce Horton

A huge thank you to all those in the Redditch constituency who voted for the Liberal Democrats in last week's general election....

Why I am a Liberal Democrat

Challenging our Conservative MP on...Traveller Legislation

During the General Election campaign we promised we would hold the Conservatives to account. Our first challenge is over the traveller issue in Brentwood with an email direct to Alex Burghart MP from Cllr David Kendall:

10 year wait for the Nurses admits Tory Minister

TORY WATCH Tory minister admits extra nurses won't be in place for 10 years and cannot explain how government will stop 18,500 leaving - funny how this comes out now eh

Bedford Christmas Market

Harpur Square will host the Bedford Christmas Market on Saturday 21st December.

Lib Dems increase vote in Gloucester

Parliamentary candidate Dr Rebecca Trimnell almost doubled the Lib Dem vote in the General Election on December 12. Rebecca polled 4,338 votes - a 3% rise on Councillor Jeremy Hilton's result two years ago. Conservative MP Richard Graham increased his majority to over 10,000. Labour's vote in the city collapsed - dropping 5% in just two years - and the Green Party candidate lost their deposit. It is the Lib Dems best result in Gloucester since 2010 and gives a good foundation for next year's local elections. The result in full: Richard Graham (Con) 29,159 54% +3.9% Fran Boait (Lab) 18,882 35% −5% Rebecca Trimnell (Lib Dem) 4,338 8% +3% Michael Byfield (Green) 1,385 2.6% +1% Rebecca said: "It was an amazing experience standing as the Lib Dem candidate for Gloucester. "Very well done to Richard Graham and commiserations to Fran Boait."