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.
Liberal Democrat leaders of Hertfordshire County Council have acted decisively to slash waste and re-direct vital funds to public services.
Liberal Democrat county council leaders have launched an “ambitious and transformative” action plan to improve safety on Hertfordshire’s roads.
Hertfordshire will be greener and leafier than ever - after the new Lib Dem administration announced a big rise in the number of trees being planted.
Leader's Speech to Autumn Conference 2025
Women’s rights around the world are under attack, with authoritarianism on the rise and deep cuts to UK aid undermining decades of progress. Defending women's rights must be a top priority and the UK must act boldly.
Two years of brutal civil war have turned Sudan into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with over 30 million people in urgent need of aid. Our new policy calls for UK leadership to end the conflict - standing with the Sudanese people.
