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.
Guildford Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Zöe Franklin: “We are all paying the price of years of Conservative government failures and underfunding.”
As the Government once again looks set to break the triple lock guarantee, Liberal Democrat analysis counts the cost paid by Guildford pensioners.
Liberal Democrat Paul Kennedy came agonisingly close to winning the Horsley by-election for Surrey County Council, a division where the Liberal Democrats have never won.
Angela Richardson voted against Liberal Democrat call for Government to publish full list | News emerges of RAAC at Royal Surrey County Hospital and a Guildford School.
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate speaks out as Wisley public inquiry moves to hear public representations.
Guildford’s planning committee voted 13 to 2 last night to approve a planning application for the North Street scheme, following improvements made by the developer.
After years of neglect, our local councils are in financial survival mode. The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to move past emergency bailouts and deliver a sustainable future for local government.
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
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.
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