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 in Southampton are not just a local branch of a political party but a community that is deeply committed to inclusivity, diversity, and equality.
Many thanks to voters in Ely & East Cambridgeshire for electing Charlotte Cane as MP for our area. Charlotte was elected with a majority of 495 votes over Conservative former minister Lucy Frazer, showing that every vote really does count.
I keep on having to remind myself that it was just one week ago that I was standing at the General Election count waiting for the results…
Newly elected Liberal Democrat MP for Horsham, John Milne, has called for an emergency Health and Care Budget, to support local health services on the brink.
Last Thursday, people in Mid Sussex put their faith in our positive campaign for change by electing me as your first Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex.
Responding to the announcement by Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop that the contract for dualling the Tomatin to Moy section of the A9 has now been awarded, Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire MP Angus MacDonald said: