Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC)

2021 County Election campaign

Surrey LIberal Democrats launch our 2021 County Council Election Campaign and Manifesto.

Council to Move to 100% Renewable Electricity Under Mayor Dave and Lib Dems' Climate Drive

From 1 April 2021, Bedford Borough Council will be moving to 100% green renewable electricity, as part of Mayor Dave Hodgson and Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats' ongoing drive to protect the local and wider environment and help tackle climate change.

MP demands Government support people on low incomes self-isolating by fixing track and trace flaw

In the House of Commons this week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron urged ministers to fix a flaw in the track and trace system which is leading to people on low incomes not being able to access support payments when told to self-isolate.

MP urges ministers to use Spending Review to catch up with cancer

On the floor of the House of Commons this week, local MP Tim Farron pressed ministers to use next week's Comprehensive Spending Review to invest in cancer services to help clear the huge backlog created by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Lib Dems call-in Tory cabinet's waste contract decision

Liberal Democrat councillors on Gloucester City Council have launched a "call-in" of the ruling Conservative administration's decision to rule out taking waste services back under direct council control - accusing them of "political bias". At a meeting of the cabinet last week, Tory councillors rejected the option of bringing household bin collections, recycling, street cleaning and grounds maintenance back in-house - claiming the move was "unaffordable". Currently these services are provided by Amey under a controversial 15-year contract which is due to run until 2022. Instead the council cabinet wants to decide between extending the contract with Amey, who are due to be taken over by Urbaser Ltd, or using waste company Ubico, which runs collections and street cleaning in other parts of Gloucestershire. The cabinet has delayed a decision until the end of January next year to allow Urbaser - who operates the Javelin Park incinerator in partnership with Balfour Beatty - to finalise its offer to the council. No