Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has announced that the party would end years of pay restraint for nurses, teachers and police in Cumbria by lifting the 1% cap on public sector pay and increase wages in line with inflation.
John Shaw, who has recently been selected as Liberal Democrat candidate for MP for Basingstoke, has backed Liberal Democrat plans to invest nearly £7 billion more in schools and colleges across the UK over the next Parliament.
John Vincent selected as Parliamentary Candidiate for General Election Runnymede & Weybridge are delighted to have John Vincent stand as our Parliamentary Candidate for the forthcoming general election. John has a wealth of political experience being chosen four times as a Westminster parliamentary candidate, twice a European candidate and twice elected as a Councillor in the South East.
The Liberal Democrats have said that they will add another £1 billion for mental ill health care through putting a penny on income tax. This would equate to approximately £5 million of the party's additional health funding being spent in Newcastle tackling the "historic injustice" faced by people with mental ill health. Liberal Democrat Leader Tim Farron and Shadow Health Secretary Norman Lamb unveiled a Five Point NHS and Care Recovery Plan to increase funding for health and social care services, including a penny on income tax to provide a £6 billion funding boost. Today the Liberal Democrats announced that they will spend approximately £5 million of this extra money, which would be ring-fenced, as dedicated funding for mental health services in Newcastle upon Tyne. This would help to deliver on 12 key priorities, including improving waiting time standards for mental health care on the NHS and providing support for pregnant women and young people suffering from mental health problems. The Liberal Dem
Tim Farron has laid down the law to developers, warning that unless they build the homes Britain needs, the government will.
The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to address the housing shortage in South Kesteven and build more affordable homes. There are currently 2999 families in South Kesteven on a waiting list for council homes, up from 2914 last year.