What we're fighting for: The Liberal Democrat Response to The Kings Speech
This week Lib Dem MPs, new and old, have hit the ground running, addressing their constituents’ concerns from day one.
18 Jul 2024
Help Capture Folkestone’s Past, Present and Future
People are encouraged to celebrate Folkestone and it’s changes either by digging out old photos, taking new ones and imagining what spaces will look like in the years to come.
11 Jul 2024
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
Liberal Democrats win record number of seats
Sir Ed Davey has hailed the Liberal Democrats' "exceptional" results in the general election as the party won the highest number of seats ever.
5 Jul 2024
National News
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
ED
14 Mar 2026
Mental Health
Whole-Person Mental Health: Care, Choice, Community, and Combatting Populism
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
DC
14 Mar 2026
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