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.
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
The Liberal Democrats will today call for cigarette-style health warnings on social media apps and a ‘doomscrolling cap’ for young people, as part of a comprehensive new plan to protect under-18s from addictive algorithms on social media.
In the UK, access to public paths is shrinking. Thousands of miles of disused railway lines, canal towpaths and green spaces sit unused or blocked off. Our new policy will transform these forgotten routes into vibrant public paths for everyone to enjoy.
The climate and nature crises are the defining challenges of our time – yet Conservative and Labour governments have failed to act with the urgency needed. Our bold new policy will deliver climate action that puts people and the planet first.
Tom Gordon has urged the Government to expand a pioneering one-stop-shop diabetes service into community settings as part of its 10-year NHS plan.
Responding to the official recognition of Palestine by the UK, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leader, said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton will today use his speech to the Liberal Democrat autumn conference in Bournemouth to set out his party’s key priorities for the forthcoming election: health, the cost of living, education and getting
