Welsh Liberal Democrat-led Powys County Council has approved its Budget for 2023-2024 against unprecedented pressures, approving spending plans of more than £326 million and keeping the council tax at less than half the rate of inflation.
Concerns have been raised today in the Senedd over the rail service on the Cambrian Line which runs through Mid Wales.
During a Senedd debate today, Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader and Mid and West Wales Senedd Member Jane Dodds raised the plight of foodbanks across Montgomeryshire as they struggle with increased demand and stretched resources amid the cost-of-living crisis. Jane Dodds was questioning the Labour Minister of Social Justice Jane Hutt in response to a question on child poverty tabled by Montgomeryshire’s Conservative MS Russell George.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have called on Labour to reset their relationship with farming and the countryside following the release of statistics showing farming incomes in Wales have fallen by 34% for the period April 2023 to March 2024.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have called on the new Leader of the Welsh Conservatives Darren Millar to disown plans by UK Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch to cut the state pension.
The UK must once again stand tall, leading on the world stage and working closely with those who share our interests – including, above all, our partners in Europe.
The Welsh Government have been urged to support local councils who are struggling to fund social care services.
The Welsh Government’s childcare scheme has been criticised by the Welsh Liberal Democrats for failing to help vulnerable parents.
The Liberal Democrats secured a vote in Parliament this week to protect Welsh GPs, hospices and other health and social care providers from the Government’s National Insurance tax hike.
