Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has seized on the Chancellor's admission that the UK economy will be smaller by a huge £45 billion than was estimated as recently as March.

Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member, commenting on BBC London Television’s report on a number of London Underground stations regularly operating unstaffed said:

“At the time when Tube ticket offices were set to close Londoners were given an absolute guarantee that stations would continue to be staffed at all times.

Ahead of the Autumn statement Twickenham MP Vince Cable has written to the Chancellor urging him to rethink school cuts.    It is the latest part of the MP’s continuing campaign to defend local schools.    Since the General Election Vince Cable has secured a parliamentary debate on funding of London schools and only last week spoke at a mass rally at Westminster.

Richmond and Twickenham Liberal Democrats will not take the latest Twickenham Riverside proposals currently being consulted on by Richmond Council forward if we take control of the council in 2018.

Richmond and Twickenham Liberal Democrat Leader, Cllr Gareth Roberts has challenged the Conservatives on Richmond Council to hold a public meeting to discuss their plans for Twickenham Riverside as part of the current consultation process.

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has warned that the economy is in serious trouble after the ONS revised figures showing that Britain’s assets are worth £490bn less than had been thought.
 

Breaches of fire safety legislation by landlords, including details of prosecutions brought by the London Fire Brigade, will now be included on the soon to be launched London rogue landlords database. The assurance was finally given this week by the Mayor of London following questioning by Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon.

Twickenham MP Vince Cable has responded again to Richmond Council urging them to reconsider their current approach of seeking to cap the number of people who can use Twickenham Green for exercise.

Vince Cable, Twickenham MP and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, will be in conversation with the Guardian's Zoe Williams about his career in politics and our party going forward. 

The Tories on Richmond Council have been shamed by Lib Dem activists into finally taking action to clean up the borough's filthy pavements.