The Liberal Democrats made substantial progress in the European Elections in the North West on June 10th. Chris Davies was re-elected as a MEP and he was joined by Sajjad Karim as the Liberal Democrats gained an extra seat.
Blackburn and Darwen Liberal Democrats mad big gains in the local council elections on June 10. They went into the election with 8 seats and made for net gains to end with 12.
Charles Kennedy has given his personal pledge of support to the man tipped to become the Party's first non-white elected parliamentarian this June.
Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson Cllr. Chris Thayne has called on the authority to provide more guidance to school governors to help them monitor their schools progress more effectively.
Reports coming out of the government suggest that the days of the Council Tax are numbered and the Liberal Democrat Alternative of Local Income Tax is being seriously considered, according to Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, Michael Carr.
Local Liberal Democrats have condemned Conservative moves to go back to the hated Poll Tax.