20 Most Recent News Stories

Put passengers first - Caroline Pidgeon urges both sides to back down over dispute on ticket office closures

Thu 2nd Sep 2010

Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group and deputy chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee, commenting on the news that talks have broken down between London Underground and the unions with a series of strikes now expected to start on Monday said:

New 111 service will be better than NHS Direct - Burstow

Mon 30th Aug 2010

Corus deal will get Teesside's heart beating again, says Swales

Fri 27th Aug 2010

Corus and Thai steel company SSI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for SSI to buy the Teesside Cast Products plant from Corus.

Corus deal will get Teeside's heart beating again, says Swales

Fri 27th Aug 2010

Corus and Thai steel company SSI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for SSI to buy the Teesside Cast Products plant from Corus.

Rise in obesity operations shows Labour failed on public health

Fri 27th Aug 2010

Commenting on the 10-fold rise in the number of obesity-related surgeries carried out on the NHS in less than a decade, Liberal Democrat health minister Paul Burstow said:

London Underground ticket offices facing savage reduction of 7458 hours every week

Mon 23rd Aug 2010

Research by Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, has revealed London Underground are planning to close ticket offices across the underground by 7458 hours every week.

Nick Clegg delivers speech on social mobility

Wed 18th Aug 2010

Nick Clegg said:

Mayor must be open about plans for 2011 fare rises - Caroline Pidgeon

Tue 17th Aug 2010

Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group and Deputy Chair of the London Assembly's Transport Committee, commenting on the publication today of July's inflation rate which is used as the basis for setting fares on London's transport network for the next year said:

Coalition bans cowboy clampers

Tue 17th Aug 2010

The Coalition Government has announced that car clamping on private land is to be banned.

Chris Huhne delivers speech on Labour’s legacy

Wed 11th Aug 2010

“Labour were once a serious party.

Jubilee Line fiasco must now lead to new policy on tube upgrades - Caroline Pidgeon

Tue 10th Aug 2010

Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on today's apology by London Underground for the years of suffering faced by passengers on the Jubilee Line and the announcement that there will still be 15 weekends of full or partial closures before Christmas said:

Radical proposals to tackle London's poor air pollution put forward by the Liberal Democrat London Assembly

Mon 9th Aug 2010

Mike Tuffrey, on behalf of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, has responded to the Mayor's consultation on his air quality strategy.

Chris Huhne has called on councils to kick-start a local power revolution

Mon 9th Aug 2010

At present only 0.01% of electricity in England is generated by local authority-owned renewables, despite the scope that exists to install projects on their land and buildings.  In Germany the equivalent figure is 100 times higher.

Controversial children's database ContactPoint to be scrapped

Fri 6th Aug 2010

Liberal Democrats opposed ContactPoint from the start. At the last Lib Dem Autumn Conference a motion was passed calling for an end to the database and to invest the money in alternatives to help staff more effectively.

RBS must use profits to help struggling businesses, says Williams

Fri 6th Aug 2010

Commenting on the £1.1bn pre-tax half year profits announced by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) today, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Treasury Policy Committee, Stephen Williams said:

Vince Cable announces large investment in low-carbon jobs in the North East

Thu 5th Aug 2010

Of this package, £1.3m will help develop Carbon Capture and Storage technology, which will be vital in reducing carbon emissions while ensuring Britain's energy supply.

We need to make girls feel confident about their own body, says Swinson

Wed 4th Aug 2010

Commenting, Jo Swinson said:

Changes to the Congestion Charge set out by Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group

Tue 3rd Aug 2010

The Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group have reiterated their long standing opposition to the Western Extension Zone as part of their detailed submission to the consultation on changes to the Congestion Charge.

Liberal Democrat Party Elections 2010

Tue 3rd Aug 2010

Under the Constitutional Amendments passed at the Spring Conference in 2006 the Party Committees elected this autumn will serve for a two-year term of office (2011-2012). The provisions of article 2.4 of the Federal Constitution regarding gender balance apply to all of these elections.