Ed Davey launches Lib Dem local election campaign in Surrey: “We care about the communities we serve and the country we love”

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Ed Davey launches Lib Dem local election campaign in Surrey: “We care about the communities we serve and the country we love”

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has launched his party’s local elections campaign in Surrey today setting out how Liberal Democrats will improve people’s lives because they care about “the people we serve, the communities we live in and the country we love.”

Ed Davey baked cakes alongside Liberal Democrat MPs to thank local activists and councillors for their hard work ahead of the local elections. He contrasted the Liberal Democrat approach to community politics, focused on the hard work needed to improve people’s lives, with Reform and the Conservatives who want to point the finger of blame and import Trump-style politics to the UK.

The Liberal Democrat campaign is focused on cutting energy bills to tackle the cost of living, improving local health services and cleaning up rivers polluted by filthy sewage.

The Liberal Democrats beat the Conservatives and Labour at the local elections last May and now run more councils than the Conservatives. The party is now expecting further breakthroughs across the country in May, which would mark a record eighth set of successful local election gains.

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:

“The Liberal Democrats care about the people we serve, the communities we live in and the country we love.

“Our community politics means doing the hard work that actually makes people's lives better.

“Getting people the GP and dentist appointments they need, standing up to the water companies pouring filthy sewage in our rivers, bringing back life to our high streets and helping people with the cost of living.

“I am really proud of the Liberal Democrat activists working hard to do that week in, week out across the country.

“Some politicians are too busy pointing the finger of blame rather than rolling up their sleeves and getting things done. They want to import Trump-style divisive politics into our communities.

“We don’t do division. We do potholes, police officers, GP appointments, clean rivers. If you vote Liberal Democrat on May 7th, you’ll get a local champion who will be fixing things for your community.”

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