The Lib Dems secured a surprise win in last Thursday's Earl Shilton Town Council by-election, defeating the Conservative candidate, the local Borough Councillor and Hinckley and Bosworth Cabinet member by more than 2-1.
Hinckley and Bosworth's Tory MP David Tredinnick is under fire after using two major parliamentary debates last week to raise yet again the use of alternative medicines in the NHS.
The cause of tens of thousands of Leicestershire women born in the 1950s, who have suffered from pension injustice has been taken up by Leicestershire Lib Dem County Councillors.
Hinckley Councillor Michael Mullaney took part in a debate at the national Liberal Democrat conference about the desperate need for Leicestershire to get fair funding from the government. Leicestershire receives the lowest funding of any county in the country which means local services are being hit and residents face huge Council tax rises. It's time for this to change and for the Tory government to deliver fair funding for Leicestershire Michael's speech starts about 9 mins in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gbO-32S3QE.
A Leicestershire County Councillor has taken up the cause of fair funding for Leicestershire schools at a national conference.
Local Lib Dems are delighted that Emma Harrison, a long-standing resident of Earl Shilton and local mother, has agreed to stand in the Earl Shilton by-election taking place on March 29th.
As liberals, we believe that true equality is achieved when individuals are not only free from prejudice and discrimination, but also free to fulfil their potential. So fighting for LGBTQ+ rights is not a choice Liberals make.
The Liberal Democrats' bold plan to restore UK leadership in science and innovation will drive investment, boost global collaboration, and ensure technology benefits everyone, not just the privileged few.
Reflecting on the year’s International Women’s Day theme of “accelerate action”, I am sadly reminded of how much more we still need to achieve.
