Your Latest Briefing from the Liberal Democrats. |  | What a result! | In the three weeks since their incredible election, our 72 MPs have hit the ground running. They’re working hard to deliver on campaign promises, being strong local champions and tackling the health and social care, sewage and economic crises.
Thank you again to everybody who supported our campaign in any way. Thousands of you knocked on doors, delivered leaflets, joined our maraphones, donated to our campaign funds, and helped in many other different ways. This was your victory.
You helped deliver real change across the country, giving communities the representation they deserve and putting more strong liberal voices in Parliament. Thank you.
As the third party in Parliament, we will hold the new Government to account, pushing them to deliver for our country, and continuing to fight for the Fair Deal we campaigned on. | |
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- Pushing the government on Social Care
- Back our Stand up for carers Campaign
- Get to know our new MPs
| - Caroline Pidgeon appointed to the House of Lords
- In the Media
- Work for Us
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 | Pushing the government on social care | Following the King’s Speech last week, we were disappointed not to see a debate specifically held to discuss the crises facing our NHS and social care systems.
As we put these critical topics at the heart of our election campaign, we put forward an amendment to the King’s Speech to rescue our social care system, alongside other measures to address fixing the NHS, sewage scandal, the economy, and reforming our political system.
Following research we commissioned revealing this week that the number of care homes in England has fallen by close to 1,500 since 2018, our amendment called for free personal care in England, better support for carers and a cross-party commission on social care to provide the desperately needed long-term reforms to the sector. | | | | ⏲️ Est. reading time: 3 mins | Although the government voted against our amendment, our return to third-party status gives Ed Davey a guaranteed two questions at Prime Minister’s Questions, and in Wednesday’s first session of this Parliament, Ed used his questions to push them further on this matter.
Ed pressed the Prime Minister to commit to right the wrongs left by the previous Conservative government which have caused the Carer’s Allowance repayments scandal and the crisis in our social care system. | | | | | | ⏲️ Watch time: 1 min | |
Will you back our STAND UP FOR CARERS campaign? | | | |
| With so many new Lib Dem MPs, there are lots of new faces in Westminster. If you want to find out more about our team, you can find them all here: | | Find out more in our new MPs' Maiden Speeches:
Some of our new MPs have begun making their maiden speeches in Parliament this week, with many more to come.
We’re sharing these across our social media channels so do check them out and give our excellent new MPs your support! | |
 Caroline Pidgeon appointed to the House of Lords
In early July, we were delighted to announce that Caroline Pidgeon will enter the House of Lords.
Caroline had served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the London Assembly since 2010, and was a London-wide Member since 2008, before stepping down earlier this year.
With her strong track record of fighting for better public services and her long dedication as a public servant, Caroline will be a brilliant addition to Parliament. | |
 | Work for Us | Following the election, we're growing our team, and are currently looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our winning team and help us fight for a fair deal!
You could work for the federal party, in a local or regional role, or work for one of our many new MPs... | | | |
| Thank you for again making all this possible.
Best wishes, |  | Liberal Democrats | | |
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