Ban water company bosses’ bonuses until sewage discharges end Water company bosses were awarded £27m in bonuses while pumping raw sewage into England’s waterways over 1,000 times a dayLib Dems demand a “sewage bonus ban” to ban future bonuses until sewage dumps stopEngland’s water company bosses have awarded themselves almost £27 million in bonuses over […]

The Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservatives of leaving pensioners in Stone with a “hole in their pocket” after breaking a manifesto promise to protect the state pension. In the wake of inflation hitting a thirty year high of 5.5% in January, a typical pensioner in Stone is set to see their income fall by […]

The Liberal Democrats have accused the Government of forgetting victims of fraud in Staffordshire after senior Conservative Ministers overlooked fraud and computer misuse offences when making false claims on falling crime. Stafford and Stone Liberal Democrats have also called on the local Conservative MPs- Bill Cash, Theo Clarke and the Chief Executive of Staffordshire County […]

The latest stats from NHS England, published in January, reveal that 69,303 patients in North Staffordshire are waiting to start treatment.  The statistics show that some 28,968 patients have been left waiting over 18 weeks after their referral to treatment, while 3,974 have been waiting over a whole year.  Nationally, the figures show that 6 […]

51,450 “squeezed middle” families in Staffordshire won’t receive any help with soaring energy bills, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. The Government is only offering a Council Tax rebate on households in council bands A-D. This means households in bands E-F across the country will not receive this support to help cope with soaring […]

Boris Johnson’s promise to provide 85% of homes and businesses in Stone with high-speed broadband by 2025 is set to be broken, local Liberal Democrats can reveal. Analysis of House of Commons Library data by the party has found that just 26% of premises in Stone had gigabit broadband availability in 2021.  At the current […]

Local Liberal Democrat candidate calls on Bill Cash to sack Boris Johnson Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey says “It’s time Conservative MPs did their patriotic duty” Responding to Sue Gray’s update on parties being held in Downing Street during Covid lockdowns, Liberal Democrat candidate for Alec Sandiford said: “This is a damning moment […]

50 days of Conservative inaction over Boris has lead to one in three Tory voters less likely to support local Tory candidate if they back Boris Johnson  Sue Gray report will be judgement day for Tory MPsOne third (32%) of those who voted Conservative at the last election are now less likely to support a […]

The Conservative Government is failing to deliver the promised 300 more police officers for Staffordshire.  Analysis of Home Office statistics by the Liberal Democrats has shown that Staffordshire’s officer numbers rose by only 93  in the last year. A total of 165 extra officers have been recruited by Staffordshire Police under the Government’s campaign that […]

The Conservative Government’s stealth tax raid will cost the average family in the West Midlands £390 a year by 2026, research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. The tax hit will mean a total hit of £900 million to taxpayers across West MIdlands. The new tax hike on households follows the Government’ refusal to […]