Mourning Andrew Hyett
It is with great sadness that we report on the death of local Liberal Democrat member and colleague Andrew Hyett.
10 Feb 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?
Anna Sabine MP warns new NHS figures show direct link between lack of dentists and need for emergency care
New figures released by the NHS show that the south west remains among the most poorly served areas for affordable dentistry.
10 Feb 2025
AI summit: Missed opportunity to back British tech businesses
Commenting on the Prime Minister's decision not to go to the AI Summit in Paris, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
10 Feb 2025
Lib Dems call for hospitality industry to be exempt from NICs hike as Scottish businesses face £369m “jobs tax” bombshell
Liberal Democrat Scottish affairs spokesperson Christine Jardine MP has today called on the UK Government to exempt the hospitality industry from their “misguided” national insurance hike or risk many hospitality businesses “going to the wall”.
10 Feb 2025
Lib Dems call for tram to transform the north
A new tram line should be built from the City Centre to Everton’s new ground. That’s the plan from Liverpool’s Liberal Democrat Councillors.
10 Feb 2025
Election Delays
Elections delayed - what’s really going on?
In May 2025, voters were set to have their say in the county council elections, but last week the Labour government, at the request of Conservative-controlled West Sussex County Council, decided to postpone them for a year...
10 Feb 2025