Responding to the Spring Statement
Today the Chancellor had the opportunity to deliver on the change that the Labour Party has promised, but Rachel Reeves missed her chance to deliver policies that people in Portsmouth and across the country need.
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?
Today the Chancellor had the opportunity to deliver on the change that the Labour Party has promised, but Rachel Reeves missed her chance to deliver policies that people in Portsmouth and across the country need.
Oldham Liberal Democrat Leader councillor Howard Sykes MBE has backed a petition from the charity Age UK calling on the government to protect offline access to services.
Resurfacing works will take place on the west end of Montgomery Street and north side of Brunswick Street in the coming week after efforts from residents and cross-party discussion.
Liberal Democrat MPs Charlotte Cane, Pippa Heylings and Ian Sollom have backed their party’s ambitious new rescue plan for the SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) system, unveiled at their spring conference in Harrogate.
Liberal Democrat Councillor for Crompton Ward Louie Hamblett has been devastated to learn that the Covid Memorial, Bench and Tree has been decimated on the fifth anniversary of the introduction of covid lockdowns.
Charlotte Cane, MP for Ely and East Cambridgeshire, held the first in a series of Community Meetings for constituents on Saturday, 1 March.