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Let’s fight for a fairer Local Plan

Council leaders have refused to lobby for lower government house-building targets for Hertsmere borough.

What's next for Hertsmere?

Hertsmere Council leaders have been forced to ditch their draft Local Plan after residents filed a staggering 20,000 objections during the public consultation.

Hertsmere draft Local Plan shelved following overwhelming rejection by residents

In a stunning about turn, Hertsmere council leaders this evening announced that they've shelved their Local Plan. Congratulations to all the residents whose hard work in generating 20,000 responses to the consultation has forced the council leadership into a climbdown.

Hertsmere's Local Plan is out - What can YOU do? UPDATED

Hertsmere Consultation extended for two extra weeks

This morning the Lib Dem team met with Hertsmere council officers to discuss concerns over the Local Plan consultation portal. They've told us they'll now extend the consultation for an extra 2 weeks.

Report on Hertsmere Borough Council Meeting, 21st July 2021

We want to keep you in touch with proceedings at Hertsmere Borough Council, where we represent Bushey North. Here's our report on the full council meeting of 21st July 2021, where Hertsmere's leader rejected our call to protect Bushey Country Club's greenspace by securing 'village green' status; news emerged of problems at Bushey Museum; and where we pressed the leadership to improve our recycling performance and also take a more compassionate approach to providing housing for those in genuine need.

Munira Wilson Keynote Speech

Liberal Democrats are calling for tutoring to become a permanent fixture in England’s schools.

Bring Back the Industrial Strategy

Under this Conservative Government, the UK's economy has been plagued by sluggish growth, dwindling investment, and regional disparities.

A Fair Deal for Our Armed Forces Community

The armed forces community - service personnel, their families and veterans - deserve a fair deal. For too long, they have been taken for granted by this Conservative Government.

Combating human trafficking & modern slavery

Slavery, in all its forms, is an affront to the fundamental British principle of individual liberty. No human being should ever be enslaved.

Giving people security in later life

The Liberal Democrats have become the first UK party to commit to protecting the triple lock on pensions in the next Parliament.

What’s on the agenda at Lib Dem Conference?

We’re heading to Bournemouth for the party’s first in-person autumn conference in four years. As ever, the agenda is packed full of topical debates on the biggest issues facing Britain today.

Hundreds of NHS ambulance staff waiting for driver training despite deadly delays

Hundreds of NHS ambulance staff across the country are waiting to complete essential driver training, new data from the Liberal Democrats has shown. This is despite dangerous delays to response times and a shortage of ambulance drivers.

Food prices soar by a third

Food prices have soared by 30% in the last two years, the biggest rise on record.

Lib Dem investigation reveals sewage cover up

Liberal Democrats demand water firms measure how much sewage they are discharging into waterways

England's hospitals are crumbling

A Freedom of Information investigation by the Liberal Democrats has found hospitals with chemicals leaking in patient areas and others with multiple broken fire alarms.

Liberal Democrats WIN Somerton and Frome

Sarah Dyke smashes the Conservatives with the best result of the night in Somerton and Frome

Happy 75th birthday to our NHS

The Liberal Democrats are proud to be champions of the NHS.