It looks like we are back to the days when Tony Blair backed Bush unquestioningly, with both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer now in danger of repeating the same mistake. As explained by our Foreign Affairs spokesperson Liberal Democrats believe that the UK, and the international community, should do more to help find a peaceful […]

Shaun Bailey and James Morris are being accused of a ‘concrete cover-up’ after they voted against a Liberal Democrat amendment which would have forced the Government to publish a register of schools and hospitals in Sandwell that are not fit for purpose. The Lib Dem amendment to the Levelling Up Bill would have forced the Government to publish […]

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING  7.00 pm, Wednesday 29 Novemberfollowed by social event from 7.30 pm AGENDA  You can find the nomination for the Executive here.

Labour-run Sandwell Council seems to be biased against West Bromwich, again. (In the early days of the Council, there was a clear “anywhere but West Bromwich” policy on investment, and now they are hitting drivers in West Brom with big increases in parking fees.) Not only that, it will hurt local businesses as West Brom […]

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 treatment for those affected by the disease. The Liberal Democrats’ five-year cancer plan includes: Two-month cancer treatment guarantee. A new target […]

At its Conference in Bournemouth, Liberal Democrats reaffirmed their commitment to give local people an greater say, and more control, of how local transport is run in their area. It includes abandoning the current government-mandated proposals to close ticket offices at railway stations at Hamstead and other local stations, as well as improving bus services […]

The Lib Dems have become the only major party to commit to the triple lock on pensions, supporting the 13,943 pensioners living in West Bromwich East. The party is set to commit to the triple lock in its draft manifesto for the next General Election being adopted at its Autumn Conference this weekend. The commitment […]

On Thursday 7 September, West Bromwich West Conservative MP, Shaun Bailey, voted against a parliamentary motion which would have forced the government to publish key information on the RAAC crisis  Local Liberal Democrat candidate demands answers and emergency funding for all impacted schools Shaun Bailey, the Conservative MP for West Bromwich West , has voted to block the publication […]

The Government has refused to reveal which schools are affected by failing RAAC concrete. Sandwell Liberal Democrats are calling for the Government to release the list of schools affected.  104 schools have been told to close buildings because they are at risk of collapse due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). However […]

We visited the newly opened Sandwell Aquatic Centre off Londonderry Road, Smethwick, when it opened to the public. As the Commonwealth Games showed the facilities are fantastic, and we hope Sandwell will still be able to attract national and international swimming events to the Centre. It is a facility Sandwell should be proud of, but […]