Tom Gordon MP Presses Government for Spatial Energy Plan to Boost Net-Zero Infrastructure
Tom Gordon, Lib Dem MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, today called on the government to adopt a spatial energy plan to
8 Oct 2024
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?
Lib Dem Leader calls for cross party support to prevent Zoe's Place Closure
Cllr Carl Cashman, leader of the Liverpool Liberal Democrats, has called for cross party support for the local baby's hospice, Zoe's Place, after the sudden announcement of it's imminent closure
8 Oct 2024
Rennie responds to Swinney's poverty comments
Responding to John Swinney claiming that the SNP Government can still achieve its legally binding target to reduce child poverty to 10% by 2030, despite almost a quarter of children currently living in poverty and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warning th
8 Oct 2024
Drug deaths crisis brings untold suffering
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today urged ministers to use every tool at their disposal to stop people dying from drugs after a new report laid bare the scale of the crisis.
8 Oct 2024
Cole-Hamilton: A&E in permacrisis under SNP
Responding to new figures showing only 65.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 29th September, while 3,048 people waited over 8 hours and 1,262 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson
8 Oct 2024
Cole-Hamilton calls for support as thousands of NHS staff off on long term sick
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today called for a new package of support for NHS staff and measures to put their experience at the heart of driving the NHS recovery as he unveiled a snapshot of the health service which showed more
8 Oct 2024