Brentwood's Liberal Democrats are delighted that the decision has been taken to open the town's Information Centre six days a week, with half days on Wednesday and Saturday and full-day opening on every other day.
The town's Lib Dem leader, Cllr David Kendall, has questioned the Conservative Leader's move to take only Conservative councillors around the borough on a series of road shows, effectively freezing out opposition members.
Parliamentary Spokesman Cllr David Kendall has backed Lib Dem MP Ed Davey in his condemnation of Tory MP Sir Patrick Cormack who says MPs' annual pay should increase from £64,766 to more than £130,000.
Brentwood Council's Audit Commission report has discovered that the council made a £633,000 mistake in their books, leaving the council to assume it was £180,000 in deficit when it was actually £453,000 in the black.
In a letter to Martin Lewis, the Money Saving Expert who has been a lead campaigner in the unfair banking charges movement, Nick Clegg has pledged legislation on bank charges to back the campaign to ensure everyone who's had an unfair charge will get their money back without having to ask.
Cllr Karen Chilvers has welcomed the latest Lib Dem Policy for Women launched to day by Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson. Jo has launched the "Real Women" paper which aims to inject some realism into the portrayal of women in the media.
Leader's Speech to Autumn Conference 2025
Women’s rights around the world are under attack, with authoritarianism on the rise and deep cuts to UK aid undermining decades of progress. Defending women's rights must be a top priority and the UK must act boldly.
Two years of brutal civil war have turned Sudan into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with over 30 million people in urgent need of aid. Our new policy calls for UK leadership to end the conflict - standing with the Sudanese people.
