We need an emergency Health and Care Budget to rescue local services
Wigan, Leigh and Makerfield’s Liberal Democrats are calling for emergency Health and Care Budget within four weeks of General Election to save local health services.
3 Jul 2024
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Liberal Democrats call for protected status for rivers in Wigan, Leigh and Makerfield after sewage dumped 3,979 times in 2023
The Liberal Democrats have called for a new protected status for local rivers and marine protected areas, after shocking figures reveal that United Utilities dumped sewage 3,979 times in Wigan, Leigh and Makerfield in 2023.
13 Jun 2024
Lib Dems set out legal right to timely cancer care as figures show 359 patients in Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh waiting more than two months to start treatment
The Liberal Democrats have called for a new legal right for cancer patients to start treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral, as part of a plan to boost survival rates and improve treatment for those affected by the disease.
12 Jun 2024
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Cost of living
Our emergency plan to keep Britain moving
Liberal Democrats are calling for an emergency transport package to keep Britain moving, cutting the cost of travel for people – whether by car, train or bus.
LD
2 Apr 2026
Health, Care & the NHS
Our plan to make Britain the safest country in the world to have a baby
We have announced a £600m rescue plan to fix maternity care, and make Britain the safest country in the world to have a baby.
26 Mar 2026
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