Yesterday, votes were counted across Surrey for the two new unitary councils - West and East Surrey. In a historic win, both new Surrey councils are to be run by the Liberal Democrats! Here in Guildford Borough, we won 12 out of 20 new council seats.
We want to thank everyone who voted for our councillors and for us to run the council. There are challenges ahead, but there is also an enormous opportunity.
Official figures show the number of people in Guildford waiting more than four hours in A&E has leapt by more than 150% since 2019.
The most detailed survey in five years forecasts that Liberal Democrat Zöe Franklin is on course to defeat the Conservatives at the next election.
Guildford Borough Council Leader, Julia McShane, has announced a change to her administration’s Executive by appointing Cllr Fiona White to take up the Planning Portfolio.
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Zöe Franklin welcomes Labour’s acceptance that Guildford will be a General Election fight between the Lib Dems and Conservatives.
Guildford Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Zöe Franklin accuses the Conservative Government of failing local people, as more than 162,000 are on waiting lists for hospital treatment.
“Once again, Angela Richardson had the opportunity to stand up for her constituents, but has let them down.” The Liberal Democrats propose that people should be able to claim compensation when they are made ill by illegal sewage dumping.
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.
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.
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.
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