Oliver Dowden's judgment is in question: Dowden was instrumental in Johnson's leadership campaign, continued to support him in the 2022 leadership vote and did not speak out while No. 10 partied or when Johnson lied to Parliament.
Liberal Democrats have welcomed an announcement that Herts County Council has finally adopted their proposal that more money should be spent on improving the council's poor performance dealing with special educational needs for children.
Cllr Sandy Walkington's last ditch attempt to stop Hertfordshire County Council from proceeding to sell its land for the giant SEGRO freight terminal south of St Albans lost by two votes today.
The Conservatives no longer run Hertsmere Borough Council, after 24 years in charge. At the local elections, the Conservatives lost 13 seats, and their majority, leaving no one party able to run the council alone.
The results in Hertsmere: Conservatives: 16 (-13) Labour: 14 (+7) Lib Dems: 9 (+6)
As well as holding on to the ward of Bushey North with it's three councillors, we gained two more wards to take our total councillors to nine.
Hertfordshire will be greener and leafier than ever, after the Lib Dem-run county council confirmed it will plant 113,000 new trees this year.
A SEND system which truly puts children first - that’s the aim of a major revamp of special needs provision by Lib Dem leaders of Hertfordshire County Council.
Better bus services for Hertfordshire - via a potential new franchise system - have moved a major step closer. The Lib Dem-run county council has secured £420,000 of government funding for a feasibility study.
The Liberal Democrats will continue to champion open, fair trade, defend British economic interests, and build reliable alliances across Europe and the Commonwealth - in light of yet another act of bullying from an unreliable US President.
Following the UK's hottest summer on record, escalating heatwaves and severe droughts have triggered catastrophic blazes across the country, damaging delicate ecosystems and destroying homes.
The Liberal Democrats will continue to stand in solidarity with trans and non-binary communities, defending equal rights, personal dignity and safety for all.
