All news on the topic: Liberal Democrats

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Boris Johnson's 40 hospital pledge falls flat - just 10 have planning permission
The pledge was a key plank of Boris Johnson's 2019 general election manifesto - and Rishi Sunak will be banking on progress ahead of an election
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PCSO numbers plummet as Tories branded 'asleep at the wheel' - see in your area
Analysis by the House of Commons Library found that the number of community police officers have fallen by more than 4,000 since 2015 across England and Wales. See how your area has been affected
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Teachers, civil servants and train drivers walk out in biggest strike in decade
Today's walkouts by five unions will be biggest day of strike action since 2011 - and will coincide with mass protests by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) against the Government's anti-strike legislation
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Unpaid taxes rose by £5billion in Nadhim Zahawi's three months as chancellor
The Liberal Democrats, who uncovered the figures, accused the Tories of 'allowing eye-watering amounts of taxes to go unpaid while our local health services are left desperately underfunded and overstretched'
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Rishi Sunak whisks Cabinet to 'hideaway' as ministers absent from TV yet again
The Prime Minister's top team will today meet for an away day at his grace-and-favour country house, Chequers, in Buckinghamshire as pressure mounts over Nadhim Zahawi's tax penalty
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Tories on verge of breaking pledge to recruit 20,000 police officers by March
Figures released today by the Home Office reveal the government must recruit a massive 3,427 officers by the end of March, amid fears low pay is putting off would-be coppers
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A&E delays lead to 350,000 patients waiting over 12 hours to be admitted in 2022
Shocking figures show a record 350,000 patients waited over 12 hours at A&E last year. Seven years ago just 1,306 people waited more than that time between a decision being made to admit them and admission
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Fraud-busters get back just £5.8m of £1bn lost to Covid loan criminals
Authorities have launched almost 300 investigations but have managed to take back just £5.8 million from fraudsters who stole more than £1.1 billion in Covid loans during the height of the pandemic
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Tory slams 'political' complaints as police probe Rishi Sunak seatbelt clip
Conservative MP Scott Benton said 'politicians should be treated equally under the law' when referring to Keir Starmer's Beergate saga but his position appears to have changed
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Jeremy Hunt mocked for 'Mr Bean-esque' video explaining why inflation is so high
The Chancellor was accused of airbrushing out Liz Truss's disastrous economic policy as he blamed Covid, the war in Ukraine and rising energy prices for inflation in a bizarre two-minute video
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Just one in five Brits would vote Tory in an election today as Labour lead grows
The latest survey, by People Polling for GB News, reveals the scale of the challenge facing Rishi Sunak if he is to turn around the Conservatives' fortunes before the next election
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GP numbers drop in Sunak's back yard as he faces private healthcare questions
The Conservative leader is expected to come under fresh pressure over whether he uses a £250-a-half-hour doctor when he faces MPs at Prime Minister's Questions
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Vulnerable children kept waiting hundreds of days for mental health treatment
Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson branded the situation 'disgraceful' and said that children in dire need of help had been left to suffer
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10 election target seats where Lib Dems could topple Tories in 'Surrey shuffle'
Insiders in Sir Ed Davey's party believe they have identified a phenomenon where Labour-supporting voters moving out of London to the shires and suburbs switch to the Lib Dems
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Unfair British citizenship test to be rewritten - test yourself with questions
The move follows a damning report by the Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee saying even people born and bred in Britain would struggle to pass the test
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Some NHS patients waiting 1,000 days for routine surgery, figures show
It comes after Rishi Sunak used his first speech of the new year to commit to reducing NHS waiting lists but admitted patients are "not getting the care they deserve" - despite 12 years of Tory rule
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Lack of face-to-face GP appointments 'turning patients into DIY doctors'
The Lib Dems made the claim as a study found how sick people are diagnosing and treating their own illnesses after giving up on trying to secure a slot with their family doctor