Consultation Open on Potential New Cheriton CPZ: Have YOUR Say
Its really important residents and businesses respond and have their say.
20 Mar 2024
Working for You: John Stokes Reports Back on Hythe Town Council
John Stokes was elected as a Liberal Democrat Hythe Town Councillor for Hythe South in May 2023.
14 Mar 2024
Safer Streets Funding Put to Use in Folkestone
Work has begun on making Folkestone town centre an even safer place for shopping and socialising.
11 Mar 2024
Folkestone and Hythe Hard Hit by Hunt’s pensioner penalty Budget wiping out half of the triple lock
Nearly half the gains from the basic state pension triple lock will be wiped out by Jeremy Hunt’s £8 billion pensioner penalty stealth tax.
10 Mar 2024
Homelessness figures: Ban no fault evictions before more families made homeless
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to urgently bring in a ban on no fault evictions, after the latest homelessness figures revealed that 35,760 were threatened with homelessness between July and September.
6 Mar 2024
Kent Winter Energy Support Scheme Extension
Kent's Winter Energy Support Scheme which offers £100 toward energy costs for eligible households, has been extended until midday 21st March 24
5 Mar 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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