Cheney Payne Selected as Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Cambridge
Local Councillor and teacher chosen to lead the fight to represent Cambridge for the Liberal Democrats
14 Jul 2025
Local News
LABOUR TO FORCE THROUGH PAY RISES FOR NEW LEADER
Cambridge City Council's ruling Labour group voted to increase their new Leader's allowances to £43,000 annually, ignoring the independent advice they commissioned - in a year when they cut council staff and services to the public.
2 Jul 2025
EIGHT YEARS AND STILL WAITING - BROKEN PROMISE FOR WHOLE GENERATION OF CHILDREN
A local Councillor has raised serious concerns over the prolonged delay—about eight years—in opening a new active recreational area and an adjacent play area on Hobson’s Park.
2 Jul 2025
LABOUR RETREAT AFTER FAILED COUNCILLOR ALLOWANCES GRAB
Ruling Labour councillors on Cambridge City Council have aborted an attempt to serve themselves with ‘an extra helping’ of councillors’ allowances, following challenge from Opposition Liberal Democrats.
14 May 2025
TREATMENT PLANT RELOCATION DECISION WELCOMED BY LIB DEMS
Further to the announcement today that the Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Works will be allowed to move from its current site in the North East of the city, Cllr Katie Porrer commented:
9 Apr 2025
‘FROZEN IN THE HEADLIGHTS’ - LIB DEM VERDICT ON COUNCIL’S FOLK FESTIVAL DEBACLE
Lib Dems say that City Council seemed 'frozen in the headlights' in the aftermath of last year’s losses from the Cambridge Folk Festival.
24 Mar 2025
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Queen Edith's Lib Dem Blog
QE Blog March 2025
Latest Updates from the QE Lib Dem team - 25th March 2025
25 Mar 2025
PROTESTS AS LABOUR SHUTS DOWN CRUCIAL PLANNING DEBATE
Vote of No Confidence in Mayor as Labour Councillors Shut Down Crucial Planning Debate, Liberal Democrats Condemn "Erosion of Local Democracy"
19 Mar 2025
COUNCIL HOUSING CONDITION UNDER LIB DEM FIRE
Cambridge Council Rejects Urgent Housing Repairs Plan After 300 Tenant Damp Reports Lost; Executive Councillor Blames Tenants
28 Feb 2025
LABOUR REBELLION AND BARRACKING MARK ADOPTION OF CITY COUNCIL BUDGET
The Lib Dem plan to pause and reconsider Labour’s cutbacks in street cleaning, public realm enforcement, public toilet closures and the price of a swim was rejected last night at Cambridge City Council.
25 Feb 2025
LABOUR MAYOR SLAMS COUNCIL HOMES REPAIRS RECORD
Labour councillors once again demonstrated their inability to take responsibility for the worsening state of council housing in Cambridge. But this time, the most damning criticism didn’t come from opposition parties—it came from their own Mayor.
5 Feb 2025
'CONSIDER THE CARBON' CALL BEFORE NEW LONG DISTANCE WASTE CONTRACT
Liberal Democrat councillors in Cambridge will this week call for the deferral of a new waste recycling contract which will see waste from Cambridge transported over 400 miles to a waste recycling facility in Northern Ireland.
13 Jan 2025
LIB DEM CAMPAIGNERS WELCOME NEW AIRBNB CONTROLS
Cambridge Liberal Democrats have welcomed the Government’s announcement this week that it now plans to regulate short term lets and to give power to local councils which are best placed to deal with this issue for residents.
20 Feb 2024
SURPRISE AS LABOUR IMPLEMENTS LIB DEM HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS AFTER VOTING AGAINST THEM
Liberal Democrat councillors in Cambridge have been astonished to hear of a major U-turn from the controlling Labour administration when they announced acceptance of the Lib Dem proposals they had rejected only three weeks earlier.
20 Feb 2024
LABOUR REFUSES TO 'MUCK AROUND' WITH ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR PROPOSALS AMID LIB DEM CRITICISM
Liberal Democrat councillors have rounded on the Labour bosses of Cambridge City Council for their cursory dismissal of proposals to improve the management of anti-social behaviour.
19 Feb 2024
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Liberal Democrats are pleased to announce Cllr Edna Murphy as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the upcoming Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner election.
Experienced Leader Vows to Make Communities Safer, Build Trust, and Prioritise Effective Policing
16 Feb 2024
‘AIRBRUSHING’ ACCUSATION AT LABOUR’S BUDGET CONSULTATION
Cambridge City’s Council’s Labour administration is being accused of ‘airbrushing’ the results of its recent public consultation on its budget proposals.
14 Feb 2024
Queen Edith's Lib Dem Blog
QE Lib Dem Blog January 2024
Welcome from your Liberal Democrat councillors and community champions in Queen Edith’s Ward and division. We intend to send this newsletter out approximately monthly to help keep you informed of what we’ve been up to and events within Queen Edith’s.
31 Jan 2024