22 h. ago Lib Dems call for new crackdown on car crimes as 90% unsolved

Lib Dems call for new crackdown on car crimes as 90% unsolved  BBC

Events

24 h. ago Thousands living in mouldy homes as SNP accused of leaving Scotland 'to rot'

Lib Dem MP Susan Murray said local authorities and housing associations were skint as a result of SNP Government budget cuts.

Politics

28 h. ago Scrap drugs deal with ‘bully’ Trump and use money to fund social care, Lib Dems say

The government has played down reports the pharmaceuticals deal could cost the NHS an extra £3 billion a year in drug costs

Economics

30 h. ago Keir Starmer urged to rip up drug deal with 'bully' Donald Trump

The Lib Dems have called on the Prime Minister to tear up a trade agreement with the US and plough billions into sorting the UK's social care crisis instead

Politics

51 h. ago KEMI BADENOCH: Starmer's trying to save his skin by unpicking Brexit

Recent weeks have seen a bizarre push by some Labour and Lib Dem politicians - including in major newspaper interviews - to rejoin the EU's customs union.

Politics

4 d. ago SNP 'decay' blamed as 950 dentists choose to take early retirement with patients left in 'agony'

The Scottish Lib Dems warned "dentists are rushing for the door because countless SNP health secretaries have failed to properly support them".

Science

6 d. ago Upskirting case levels in Scotland do not reflect number of incidents, Lib Dems claim

Some 32 charges of upskirting were passed to the Crown Office between January and October 2025.

Politics

1 week ago More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union – as it happened

YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a moveWes Streeting, the health secretary, used an interview with the Observer published at the weekend to suggest that he favours joining a customs union with the EU. This is something that Keir Starmer has ruled out.But Labour supporters back Streeting on this. According to YouGov polling for the Times, 80% of people who voted Labour at the last general election say a future leader should open negotiations on joining a customs union with the EU. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lib Dems say delaying local elections could breach voters' human rights ... but can't promise councils they control won't do it

The party has written to Mary-Ann Stephenson, the chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, arguing that Labour's much criticised move is unlawful.

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1 week ago More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union – UK politics live

YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a moveWes Streeting, the health secretary, used an interview with the Observer published at the weekend to suggest that he favours joining a customs union with the EU. This is something that Keir Starmer has ruled out.But Labour supporters back Streeting on this. According to YouGov polling for the Times, 80% of people who voted Labour at the last general election say a future leader should open negotiations on joining a customs union with the EU. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scotland FAI backlog passes 300 amid calls for 'urgent overhaul' of system

A freedom of information request by the Lib Dems uncovered the scale of the fatal accident inquiry backlog in Scotland.

Politics

2 w. ago Lambeth Country Show cancellation sparks Lib Dem criticism of Council finances

Lambeth Country Show cancellation sparks Lib Dem criticism of Council finances  Brixton Buzz

Culture

3 w. ago Voices: ‘Absolute madness not to’: Why Independent readers back a return to EU customs union

Our community say the Commons’ dramatic 100–100 tie on plans for a bespoke UK–EU customs union has intensified the debate over Brexit’s economic fallout, with many arguing that renewed alignment is both necessary and politically overdue.

Politics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer under pressure over Labour's Brexit split as he is warned he could be forced out within a YEAR if he fails to join rebels backing new customs union

Remainer politicians including Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey took aim at the Prime Minister amid signs that a sizeable chunk of his party want him to unravel the withdrawal agreement.

Events

3 w. ago Starmer rules out joining customs union with EU, saying it would not be sensible to ‘unravel’ US trade deal – UK politics live

Starmer was responding to a question from Lib Dem leader Ed Davey at PMQsReeves is now being asked about the leak to the Financial Times on 13 November saying that Reeves had dropped plans to raise income tax in the budget.Reeves claims some aspects of the story were misleading. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Starmer rules out EU customs union after Labour rebellion over government’s Brexit stance

Sir Keir Starmer faced a Labour rebellion on Tuesday after more than a dozen of his MPs backed a Lib Dem bill calling for the government to reopen talks with the EU

Politics

3 w. ago Killjoy Lib Dem council bans tenants from putting Christmas wreaths on their front doors over health and safety

Liberal Democrat-run Portsmouth City Council sparked fury after housing officers wrote to tenants telling them festive decorations were not permitted on the outside of their flats.

Events

3 w. ago Killjoy Lib Dem council bans tenants from putting Christmas wreaths on their front doors over health and safety

Liberal Democrat-run Portsmouth City Council sparked fury after housing officers wrote to tenants telling them festive decorations were not permitted on the outside of their flats.

Events

3 w. ago MPs back EU customs union demand in surprise vote as Brexit campaign dubbed 'dishonest'

A Bill put forward by the Lib Dems demanding the UK forms a customs union with the EU passed a Commons hurdle in a surprise vote - but No10 has ruled out backing it

Politics

3 w. ago New Brexit headache for Keir Starmer as 13 Labour MPs break ranks to back the creation of a new EU

The stunt by the Lib Dems will now go to another debate and vote after their support - and that of the Deputy Speaker - allowed it to pass by a single vote.

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