Tower Hamlets Liberal Democrats, led by Mayoral Candidate Elaine Bagshaw, have submitted a full slate of candidates for the upcoming local elections on May 3rd -and will be competing every single seat. 

Responding to comments made by Theresa May about the funding of the NHS, Former Liberal Democrat Health Minister, Norman Lamb, said:

“Although it is a step in the right direction for Theresa May to take a long-term approach to funding the NHS, it is not clear whether the government will commit to new revenue streams to fund the health service.

Commenting on reports today released by the government that show that rough sleeping has risen by a third since 2015, a Liberal Democrat spokesperson said: 

“The homelessness figures revealed today show that the situation is spiralling out of control. In the last two years we have seen the number of rough sleepers sky rocket by one third.

Meetings in the Tower Hamlets Council chamber are not always particularly productive — with Councillors storming out or bickering endlessly.

But last night was more encouraging. It was the final Council meeting by our Councillor, Andrew Cregan, and he went out with a bang!

New data released today by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveals that only 6% of Universal Credit claimants in the private rented sector have their rent paid directly to their landlords, compared to 35% in the socially rented sector. This is despite calls by Liberal Democrat DWP spokesperson Stephen Lloyd to make payments to landlords default.

Commenting on calls from the Resolution Foundation to radically reform the Council Tax system, leader of the Liberal Democrats Leader Vince Cable, said:

“It has long been clear that council tax is no longer fit for purpose. 

Thank you to everyone who supported Stephen O'Shea's petition to get speed cameras installed in Wapping. Stephen will be presenting the petition to the Council on Wednesday 21 March. 

Support him by writing to [email protected], telling him why this is so impotent to you! 

The Liberal Democrats are calling for a major overhaul of the powers of local councils to meet the goal of ensuring that everyone in Britain has a home.

Today is International Women’s Day. Today is for celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women – but is also a call to action to accelerate gender equality.

This year’s theme is #PressForProgress.

1,400 people have already signed the petition to ask the Council to intervene and protect one of London's quirkiest and most exciting venues.