What The Liberal Democrat Manifesto Means for Plymouth
The Liberal Democrat manifesto launched this week, here are some of the highlights of how it would benefit the people of Plymouth.
19 May 2017
National News
Conservative plans will take lunches away from 13,000 children in Cumbria
Tim Farron has slammed Conservative plans, announced in their manifesto, to take free lunches away from 12,779 children in Cumbria.
19 May 2017
Farron: public deserves to know about NHS funding crisis
The public deserves to know about the funding crisis facing the NHS, according to Tim Farron, who is calling for NHS Trust deficits to be made public.
19 May 2017
Scrapping free school lunches is an attack on struggling families
The Liberal Democrats pushed for the introduction of free infant school lunches in 2014. This Conservative U-turn cynically targets the vulnerable. So much for compassionate Conservatism. So much for helping the "just about managing". During my time as deputy prime minister, I repeatedly blocked the Conservatives from proceeding with tax, welfare, education and pensions policies that did not cater for the neediest in society. I became wearily familiar with the Conservative party's habit of placing greater priority on the needs of "their" voters than those of society at large.
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19 May 2017
Conservative plans will take lunches away from 39,016 children in Kent
39,016 schoolchildren in Kent will lose out on free lunches, under plans announced in the Conservative manifesto.
19 May 2017
Farron attends Staveley bridge reopening
Tim Farron has today attended the reopening of the new bridge in Staveley, crossing the bridge alongside pupils from Staveley Primary School. Tim said this is a time of relief and celebration for local residents, but said the government had let residents down in not fixing this sooner.
19 May 2017