Cllr McArevey wins a top nursing award
Cllr Cathy McArevey, an NHS nurse, was one of three nurses nationally to have been awarded The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Award for Outstanding Service by The Queen’s Nursing Institute.
20 Dec 2024
Hemel Hempstead Lib Dems
serving Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield
Local News
Victoria Collins
Hertfordshire schools must receive fair slice of new SEND funding
Lib Dem MPs are urging the government to fix the broken funding formula and give Hertfordshire children their fair share of additional SEND funding.
6 Dec 2024
Victoria Collins
MPs back Small Business Saturday
Neighbouring Lib Dem MPs Daisy Cooper and Victoria Collins are calling on local communities to turn out in big numbers to support Small Business Saturday, on Saturday 7th December.
1 Dec 2024
Victoria Collins
17,500 local GP appointments at risk
The equivalent of 17,500 GP appointments in the Herts Valleys area are at risk due to the increased cost to GP practices from the government’s Budget, according to Liberal Democrat analysis.
12 Nov 2024
Victoria Collins
Urgent action needed to save our chalk streams
Lib Dem MP debate in Parliament on tackling sewage discharges into chalk streams in Parliament.
10 Oct 2024
West Hertfordshire
Lib Dem MPs vote against Winter Fuel Allowance cut
Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, and Victoria Collins, MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, voted against the Government’s planned cut to the Winter Fuel Allowance.
10 Sep 2024
Hertfordshire News
Hertfordshire County
Hertfordshire Lib Dems stage landmark SEND summit
Lib Dem council leaders have staged a landmark summit to deliver major improvements for special needs education in Hertfordshire.
19 Sep 2025
Hertfordshire County
Special school to expand after Liberal Democrats provide funding
The “desperately needed” expansion of Breakspeare special school will now go ahead - after Lib Dem council leaders approved extra funding to cover building costs.
19 Aug 2025
Hertfordshire County
Move from council HQ will cut waste and save millions for residents’ services
Liberal Democrat leaders of Hertfordshire County Council have acted decisively to slash waste and re-direct vital funds to public services.
31 Jul 2025
UK Lib Dem news
Latest UK News
A new Magna Carta to save our country from Farage
Ed Davey's Leader's Speech to Spring Conference 2026
ED
by Ed Davey
15 Mar 2026
Local Government
Local Government Finance Emergency
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.
ZF
15 Mar 2026
International Affairs
Trump and the Wider World
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.
CM
15 Mar 2026