Wearside
People in Sunderland will feel betrayed by austerity budget
Local Lib Dems have slammed a return to Labour austerity as the Chancellor unveils her Budget
PE
30 Oct 2024
News
Wearside
Sunderland's Labour Council Leader urged to refuse any more freebies as ‘shameful’ perks list published
The Labour leader of Sunderland City Council is being asked to ‘do the decent thing’ and stop taking freebies and donations after it was revealed that he took a donation of 2 SAFC season tickets, as well as freebies for gigs, matches & hospitality.
SOB
2 Oct 2024
Wearside
Sunderland's Labour MPs have ‘shamefully failed local people’ on Winter Fuel Payment vote
Wearside Lib Dems have slammed Sunderland Labour MPs for voting to scrap Winter Fuel Payments for tens of thousands of pensioners in the city.
PE
10 Sep 2024
Lib Dems lodge Parliamentary bid to protect 46,000 pensioners in Sunderland from Winter Fuel Payment cut
Liberal Democrats are attempting to block the Government’s cut to Winter Fuel Payments for local pensioners after it was revealed around 46,000 pensioners in Sunderland will miss out.
HF
29 Aug 2024
Wearside
No hope on Leamside Line re-opening and fears for huge Council Tax rises after Chancellor’s statement
People deserve better than a new age of Labour austerity, say city Lib Dems.
PE
29 Jul 2024
Wearside
Demand for emergency Sunderland Council meeting as disabled kids respite breaks plan delayed
Lib Dem councillors are calling for an emergency Sunderland Council meeting to be called to get to the bottom of why plans for a new venue for Council-run short respite breaks for disabled children in the city have been withdrawn.
PG
19 Jul 2024