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Blackpool Lib Dems urge local MPs to oppose cut to Winter Fuel Payment which could impact 35,000 local pensioners
- 35,000 pensioners in Blackpool & Fleetwood at risk of losing the £300 payment this winter
- Local Liberal Democrats call on the government to “rethink” the cut so that local vulnerable…
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Lib Dems Respond to Southport Tragedy
Across the region and the country, many of us are aghast at the news from Southport. We echo the sentiments expressed by the Lib Dem Campaign for Racial Equality yesterday:
"It has been…
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Conservatives have neglected “roads across Blackpool and let the community pay the price” say Lib Dems
- Liberal Democrats promise £300m investment to fix roads.
- The party will give councils more money to fix potholes by redirecting some of the road-building budget.
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Car thieves “getting away with it” as 6,163 cases go unsolved in Lancashire since last election
Blackpool’s Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservatives of letting their communities down as a new analysis of Home Office statistics reveals that 6.163 car thefts have gone unsolved…
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Lib Dems set out legal right to timely cancer care as figures show 777 patients in Blackpool waiting more than two months to start treatment
The Liberal Democrats have called for a new legal right for cancer patients to start treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral, as part of a plan to boost survival rates and improve…
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Blackpool’s Liberal Democrats back new manifesto with NHS at the heart
The Liberal Democrats have launched their General Election manifesto and outlined a plan to save health and care services. The manifesto offers a bold and fully costed £9bn plan to tackle the…
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Lib Dems announce plans for free school meals for 5,155 more primary school children in Blackpool South
- The Liberal Democrats have announced their ambition to extend free school meals to all primary school children, beginning with all children in poverty across both primary and secondary…
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Number of starting apprenticeships in Blackpool South has fallen by 51.56%
The number of people starting apprenticeships in Blackpool South has fallen by 51% since 2015/16, House of Commons Library research analysed by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
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Lib Dems Threaten Legal Action Against Blackpool Council to Save Conservation Area
The Liberal Democrats have called on Blackpool's Labour-run council to fulfil its obligation to protect the Foxhall Conservation Area (FCA), a vital part of Blackpool's cultural heritage.…
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Liberal Democrats select Andrew Cregan to fight for Blackpool South at General Election
The Liberal Democrats have selected Andrew Cregan for Blackpool South as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a General Election.
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