Local Liberal Democrat Martin Goss calls on Will Quince to sack Boris Johnson – Will Quince is silent! Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey says “It’s time Conservative MPs did their patriotic duty” Responding to Sue Gray’s update on parties being held in Downing Street during Covid lockdowns, Liberal Democrat candidate for Colchester Martin Goss said: “This […]

The Conservative Government is failing to deliver the promised 449 more police officers for Essex.  Analysis of Home Office statistics by the Liberal Democrats has shown that Essex’s officer numbers rose by only 169 in the last year. A total of 270 extra officers have been recruited by Essex Police under the Government’s campaign that started in September 2019. Essex […]

WE ARE LISTENING  That was the message this evening from Councillor Martin Goss who is the Cabinet Member with responsibility for waste, environment & transport during the Wednesday 8th July Colchester Cabinet Meeting. Councillor Goss had expressed grave concerns that the proposal within a paper to consider a new green waste collection at a recommended cost […]

Colchester Liberal Democrats have today written to the Secretary of State for Energy Kwasi Kwarteng demanding that he backs the party’s call for a “Robin Hood” tax on the super-profits of oil and gas firms, to raise money to support local families facing soaring energy costs.  The proposed one-off levy could raise over £5 billion […]

Most burglaries committed in Essex during the Christmas period go unsolved by the police, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. 1015 burglaries in Essex went unsolved by police in the period between October and December last year. Overall, 84% of burglary cases in Essex recorded between October and December over the past five years went […]

Responding to the ITV video which shows Downing Street staff laughing last year about a Christmas party being held, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Colchester, Martin Goss, said: “Will Quince MP must condemn Boris Johnson’s behaviour and apologise on behalf of their party. “Boris Johnson’s Conservative party is taking this country for fools. People in this area will […]

Colchester Liberal Democrats have today called on the Government to bring in the army to help drive ambulances in the area, as the latest figures reveal 94 patients were stuck for more than an hour in ambulances outside the local A&E in the last week alone. New official figures published today reveal that ambulance response times […]

Liberal Democrats celebrating extraordinary by-election victory overnight in North Shropshire The Liberal Democrats are on track to win seats across the country at the next General Election, including Colchester, following their historic by-election victory overnight.  The Liberal Democrats won the once safe Conservative seat of North Shropshire, overturning the Conservatives majority of almost 23,000 votes. […]

Ahead of Small Business Saturday, local Lib Dems call for small businesses in Colchester to be given a tax cut, saving them an average of £5,000. The tax cut would help businesses including local restaurants suffering from Christmas cancellations following new Covid restrictions Figures reveal hit to businesses in Colchester from Conservative National Insurance tax rise […]

15,106 low-income households in Colchester are paying too much for their broadband because the Government has not forced providers to offer cheaper tariffs, an analysis by the Liberal Democrats has found. So-called ‘social tariffs’, which typically offer broadband access between £10 and £20 a month, are only currently offered by some providers. But changes to the law that […]