50% rise in people waiting more than four weeks to see a GP in North Cumbria
Shocking new figures have revealed that the number of four-week waits for a GP appointment rose by 50% in North Cumbria last year.
2 Apr 2024
National News
More than 1,900 stuck in hospital
Responding to new Public Health Scotland figures which show 1,914 people were suck in hospital in February due to their discharge being delayed, up 3% from the previous month and representing the second highest monthly delayed discharges on record, Scotti
2 Apr 2024
Stealth taxes to drag 1.6 million pensioners into paying income tax
1.6 million pensioners are set to be dragged into paying income tax due to the government’s stealth tax freeze by 2027/28, new research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
2 Apr 2024
Cole-Hamilton: No one should have to wait 12 hours at A&E
Responding to new figures showing only 65.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 24th March, while 1,344 people waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton sai
2 Apr 2024
“A bus replacement before they’ve built the train”: Southwark Liberal Democrats slam Bakerloop “gimmick”
The Southwark Lib Dems have slammed the London Mayor’s lack of ambition and failure to deliver the Bakerloo Extension in response to today’s Bakerloo Bus announcement.
2 Apr 2024
Environment
Sewage dumps by Thames Water more than DOUBLE in the last year
Lib Dems vote to hold Thames Water to account for colossal failures - while Conservatives abstain and hide in the bathroom
2 Apr 2024