Wandsworth
General Election Launch with special guest Nick Clegg
You are invited to the launch of the Putney general election campaign - this Friday 14 June
11 Jun 2024
Wandsworth news
Wandsworth Liberal Democrats have launched a petition demanding that the Mayor of London keeps the Lavender Hill counter open - the only remaining police front counter in our borough.
The Met has been forced to close nearly half of London's public-facing police front counters, dropping from 37 to just 19, with only 8 staying open 24/7 across the capital. After years of Conservative cuts to police staff, the Met is still facing a £2bn shortfall in officer numbers and unmet estate investment needs.
If Lavender Hill's front counter in Battersea closes, residents in our borough will no longer to able to walk into a police station to seek help or report a crime face-to-face. The nearest 24/7 access points for affected residents will now be in Kingston, Sutton, or Lambeth.
Local people agree with the Lib Dems that policing needs to be visible, local and available when residents need them most. That’s why the local Liberal Democrats are calling on the Labour government to fund the Metropolitan Police in full, and the London Mayor to keep our Lavender Hill counter open.
Sign our petition today: www.wandsworthlibdems.uk/campaigns/lavender-hill-police-counter
Putney
Mark Lejman chosen to stand in West Putney by-election
Local resident and Wandsworth Lib Dems chair to stand for his home council seat.
11 Apr 2024
Elections
Lib Dem president to visit Wandsworth
Wed 6 March: Come and hear Mark Pack talk all things elections and Lib Dem
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National news
Education, Children & Schools
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LS
by Lisa Smart
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Health, Care & the NHS
Never Again: Justice for Contaminated Blood Victims
The contaminated blood scandal is one of the gravest injustices in NHS history. We must honour victims with recognition, dignity, and compensation – and ensure no one ever suffers from such injustice again.
JBF
22 Sep 2025
Home Affairs
Improving Access To Justice
Years of Conservative cuts have hollowed out the legal aid system, leaving millions without access to timely legal advice. Our new policy will legal aid a guaranteed right, ensure no one is left without help.
BM
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Party news
Latest UK News
Ed Davey's New Year Message
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ED
by Ed Davey
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Diversity
Leader’s Black History Month Message - 2022
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LibDem news
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Responding to the Treasury’s announcement of a rescue plan for pubs struggling with business rate rises, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, said:
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Leasehold reform: Lib Dems urge Govt to go further and abolish “absurd” leasehold system for good
Responding to the Government’s announcement on a £250 ground rent cap, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson Gideon Amos MP said:
27 Jan 2026
Braverman defection: Farage recruits another ex-Tory with “selective amnesia”
Responding to Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform UK, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
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Lib Dems on Policing: promises by press release are well and good but Govt must deliver
Responding to the Government's announcement on police response times, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson said:
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