Rachel Reeves has been warned that her so-called “tractor tax” will not just hit farms but will also put tens of thousands of family businesses at risk along with 125,000 jobs. The main trade body representing suppliers of building materials – the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) – has become the latest in a slew of trade […]

Pippa Heylings MP held a debate on SEND Provision for children with Autism and ADHD. She raised concerns that the wait to get assessments for education, health and care plans can be months, if not years, leaving thousands of children without the support they need during their education.Watch  ➜⏲️ Starts at: 16:18:57 ⏐ Watch time: 17 mins […]

Yesterday, Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney moved and passed a so-called “Ten Minute Rule” bill on Proportional Representation. This is a historic day for fair votes: never before has a motion on electoral reform passed in Parliament. We are grateful to Sarah and our parliamentary party for leading the charge and to MPs from other […]

More than 123,000 households are now living in temporary accommodation, including 159,380 children, new statistics show Liam Geraghty Russ and Selma lived in their flat for 13 years, then they were issued with a section 21 notice, and were placed into a Travelodge by their local council. They were there for 10 and a half […]

by Ian Shires on 27 November, 2024 Change, why is it so difficult to deliver? Especially given that the majority of voters said they wanted change when they went to the polls on Thursday 4th July this year. The resulting size of the Conservative defeat, the biggest in recent history, was there for all to see. […]

COP29 has ended with a deal, but also with disappointment. With much bolder action urgently needed, and with Donald Trump threatening to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement once again, now is the time for the UK to step up and show global leadership on climate action. We’ve done it before – when […]

Yesterday, our MPs joined farmers in Westminster to call on the Government to axe Labour’s family farm tax. Farmers are absolutely vital to this country. They put high quality food on our tables and look after our countryside – without them we would all be worse off. After years of the Conservatives taking rural communities […]

The new government is considering a rethink on the Right to But (RTB) as part of its strategy to help resolve the housing crisis. This in my view is a step in the right direction. But more needs to be done, RTB is just one element in a complex issue. It requires a comprehensive housing […]

For decades, Liberal Democrats have led calls for reform of our broken political system. The need to fix our politics was only made more urgent by the previous Conservative Government. Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak treated public standards with disdain, which did immense damage to trust in politics. Following our historic General Election […]

Rachel Reeves’s increase in employer national insurance contributions (NICs) will hit workers’ living standards, Barclays has warned, amid growing backlash over the tax hike. It comes as leaders of Britain’s biggest business organisations accused the Labour government of “betrayal”. Economists at the bank said the policy would cause real incomes to take a hit, as companies pass on […]