Ian Sollom: Why I Oppose Digital Identity Cards
As the parliamentary recess for the party conference season draws to a close, much of the focus has been on the well-documented troubles facing Keir Starmer...
8 Oct 2025
Save our green belt
The Government has doubled the housebuilding target for Stockport, weakened the protections on a third of our precious green belt, and is forcing the Council through Ministerial Directives and threats to adopt a Local Plan which will let developers target green belt first.
We oppose this government’s ‘developers charter’ and need your voice. Do you agree with us that the green spaces that make our area special need to be preserved, and new housing should first be built on brownfield sites, after the infrastructure is provided with schools, improved transport, and GP places guaranteed? Help us send a message to Government and make Labour listen to local people.
Find our more about the local plan on our frequently asked questions page.
Save our green belt
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Reading
Lib Dems call for QR code stickers to help Reading residents report full bins
Reading Liberal Democrats are calling on Reading Borough Council to make it easier for residents to report full litter and dog waste bins by adding QR code stickers to bins across the borough.
8 Oct 2025
Sutton
British Transport Police risk “effectively decriminalising” bike theft outside stations, say senior Lib Dems
BTP confirmed they intend not to investigate bicycle thefts outside of tube and train stations, where bikes have been left for more than two hours.
8 Oct 2025
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Lib Dem MP demands “regulator with teeth” to protect dairy farmers in Yorkshire
Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, Tom Gordon is demanding the government to take urgent action to protect British dairy farmers, as news emerges that some suppliers have slashed the prices farmers receive for milk by up to 18%.
8 Oct 2025
Greener Horizons Ahead With Folkestone – A Brighter Future
Work has begun to create rain gardens as part of the Folkestone – A Brighter Future project. Rain gardens help slow and filter rainwater before it reaches the drains, easing pressure on the system and helping protect our communities.
8 Oct 2025
Alan Reid calls for new ferries for CalMac’s Dunoon-Gourock service
The Dunoon-Gourock service has been reduced to one vessel for the past six months with no date yet for its return. Alan Reid says new ferries are urgently needed.
8 Oct 2025
