Wales
Welsh Lib Dems - Full Budget Response
Responding to the budget, Welsh Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesperson David Chadwick MP said:
26 Nov 2025
News
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Fears that ‘beating heart’ of high streets in Wales could be ‘ripped away’ ahead of Budget
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, David Chadwick, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe has warned that the ‘beating heart’ of high streets across Wales is at risk of being ‘ripped away’, as devastating polling commissioned by t
25 Nov 2025
Wales
Welsh Lib Dems call on Chancellor to tax big banks to fund a fair deal for Wales ahead of UK Budget
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have set out their key Budget priorities, with Westminster Spokesperson David Chadwick MP calling for a Budget that genuinely delivers for Wales by securing a fairer settlement for Welsh communities
21 Nov 2025
Wales - Environment
Welsh Liberal Democrats Raise Fire Station Closure Threats in Monmouth Flooding Debate
During today's urgent statement in Parliament, David Chadwick MP, the Welsh Liberal Democrats’ spokesperson, pressed the Minister on the threat of closures of rural fire stations following the devastating floods in Monmouth & Skenfrith.
19 Nov 2025
Wales
Welsh Lib Dems call on the Chancellor to end stealth cuts to Local Housing Allowance in the budget
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have urged the Government to urgently unfreeze Local Housing Allowance and carry out a long-term review on its future, as rental costs have increased by 5.5% in the past year.
14 Nov 2025
Wales - Crime & Justice
Police and Crime Commissioners abolished: a huge Lib Dem win
Responding to the news that Police and Crime Commissioners have been abolished, Welsh Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesperson David Chadwick MP said:
13 Nov 2025
Wales - Environment
Wylfa Nuclear Announcement - Jobs Must go to Local People
Responding to the announcement that a small modular reactor will be built at Wylfa, on Ynys Mon, Welsh Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesperson David Chadwick MP said:
13 Nov 2025
Wales - Agriculture & Rural
Lib Dems Respond to Welsh Affairs Committee Report on Farming - Axe the Family Farms Tax
Commenting on the report, Welsh Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesperson David Chadwick said:
12 Nov 2025
Wales - Economy
Lib Dems call for emergency hospitality VAT cut at Budget as families “priced out” of both keeping warm and going out
The Liberal Democrats are calling for an emergency 5% VAT cut for pubs, restaurants and other hospitality and entertainment businesses at the Budget, as part of a bold £12bn plan to tackle the cost of living which means that going out has become an “unaff
12 Nov 2025
Wales - Economy
Welsh Unemployment Soars as Job Losses Mount - “Writing Is on the Wall” for Chancellor’s Jobs Tax
Responding to the latest Stats Wales figures, which show unemployment in Wales has risen to 5.7%, higher than in England (5.0%) and marking the sharpest quarterly increase across the UK
11 Nov 2025
Wales - Economy
Welsh Liberal Democrats Call for Urgent Action to Save Welsh Steel Ahead of the Budget
Welsh steel firms pay around 40% more for electricity than competitors in France and Germany, with promised Government support now delayed until 2027.
11 Nov 2025
Wales
Revealed: 80 million calls to HMRC go unanswered as Lib Dems demand urgent action to fix tax helpline chaos
Research by the House of Commons Library commissioned by the Liberal Democrats shows HMRC has failed to pick up one in five taxpayer calls over the last decade, with the tax service leaving almost a hundred million calls unanswered in ten years.
10 Nov 2025
Wales - Health
Lib Dems Condemn Deliberate Delays to Powys Patients' Treatments as 'cruel and indefensible'
Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, David Chadwick, has condemned Powys Teaching Health Board’s decision to deliberately extend waiting times for patients receiving treatment in English hospitals, calling it “a cruel and indefensibl
4 Nov 2025
Wales
Lib Dems defeat Farage’s bill to withdraw from ECHR and criticise Welsh Labour MPs for not voting
The Liberal Democrats have led the fight in Parliament and defeated Farage’s Ten Minute Rule Bill on withdrawing the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights, calling and winning a vote on his proposals.
29 Oct 2025
Wales
David Chadwick Criticises Crown Estate for Paying Prince Andrew’s Rent While Charging Welsh Farmers to Access Their Own Land
A Welsh Liberal Democrat MP has criticised the Crown Estate after it was revealed that Prince Andrew has leased Royal Lodge from the UK state's property empire, the Crown Estate, since 2003, making a one-off payment of £1 million to lease the property for
24 Oct 2025
Wales - Agriculture & Rural
Lib Dems: No Govt change on family farm tax is a "kick in the teeth" to Welsh farmers
Responding to the reports that there will be no amendment or repeal of the Family Farm Tax in next month’s Budget, Welsh Liberal...
20 Oct 2025
Wales - Economy
Over 30,000 Welsh graduates stuck on Universal Credit, say Lib Dems
More than 30,000 people in Wales who hold university degrees are currently receiving Universal Credit, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.
20 Oct 2025
Wales - Health
David Chadwick calls for action to protect Wales’s vital hospice services
Liberal Democrat MP David Chadwick is warning that terminally ill patients across Wales are now facing cuts to vital hospice care, as they back a Liberal Democrat campaign to save hospices across the UK and are calling on the Welsh Government
16 Oct 2025