Davey: PM must "drop his red line" on Customs Union as he meets EU leaders
Commenting on Keir Starmer's trip to Brussels on Monday, where he will hold talks with EU leaders on defence and security, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
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.
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Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Commenting on Keir Starmer's trip to Brussels on Monday, where he will hold talks with EU leaders on defence and security, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
Local Liberal Democrats are backing the call by Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey to strengthen our ties with Europe and to rejoin a Customs Union with the European Union.
The SNP Government have at last admitted defeat and scrapped the damaging and costly centralisation proposals for local community care – but only after incurring costs of over £30 million.
£1 million more for hospices, extra funding for social care, investment in local GP services to make it easier to see a doctor, more funding for additional support needs to help pupils and their teachers – and more funding for Council services. These are
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