Fighting For a Sandgate 20mph Zone
Sandgate and West Folkestone Councillor Tim Prater has got the support of the Folkestone & Hythe Joint Transportation Board to strongly support a 20mph zone though Sandgate.
8 Jul 2024
Make Summer Even Better with the Folkestone and Hythe Lib Dem Draw
Would you like to win £1,000?! That's just one of the prizes in this years Lib Dem Summer Draw - tickets on sale NOW!
8 Jul 2024
Cross-channel traffic disruption: a July 2024 update from Kent and Medway Resilience Forum
Many residents will have been caught up in delays in the Folkestone area when the A20 Roundhill Tunnel is closed – as it was for a time on Friday and Saturday.
8 Jul 2024
July Liberal Drinks
A regular meet-up on the second Wednesday of every month for Liberal Democrat members, supporters and the Lib Dem curious in the Folkestone and Hythe area!
6 Jul 2024
What a Fantastic Result. Be a Part of the Next One.
Our party has been transformed by this election. We are back in the heart of British Politics.
6 Jul 2024
The Liberal Democrat Seats won in July 2024
The full list of the 72 Liberal Democrat seats won in July 2024. The scale of the breakthrough is astonishing: the 2019 notional result of these boundaries is that the Lib Dems won 8 seats. On 4th July they won 11 starting with "C" alone.
5 Jul 2024
National News
Cost of living
Our plan to halve energy bills by 2035
Sky-high energy bills are a massive problem for families, pensioners and businesses across the UK.
LD
25 Jul 2025
International Affairs
Ending the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank
We can’t turn a blind eye to the devastation across the Occupied Territories if we want to achieve a permanent peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
LD
24 Jul 2025
Economy & Business
My liberal vision for a thriving economy
I’m proud that once again it is the Liberal Democrats leading the way, with our vision for an economy that is growing strongly, where everyone feels the benefits.
ED
16 Jul 2025
Education
Our five principles for SEND reform
Ed Davey Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the government to ensure the reforms deliver for children with SEND and their families.
LD
9 Jul 2025
Benefits & Pensions
Standing up for the most vulnerable in society
Why we opposed the Government’s welfare bill
SD
3 Jul 2025
Windrush Day 2025
77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.
20 Jun 2025
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