REFORM TAKE CONTROL OF EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL WITH CONSERVATIVE AND INDEPENDENT SUPPORT
Conservative and Independent councillors have supported Reform in taking control of East Sussex County Council.
22 May 2026
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Wearside
Reform UK-led Sunderland Council accused of being ‘continuity Labour’ as they increase taxpayer cash being given to councillors
Local people will be shocked that the first thing a Reform UK Council has done is increase the amount of taxpayer cash they are giving themselves.
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22 May 2026
Lib Dems slam water companies as bathing sites consistently deemed poor ahead of the scorching bank holiday week
Lib Dems have reinstated calls for an complete overhaul of the water industry as people are discouraged from bathing sites ahead of sunny bank holiday weekend. Lib Dem MP Tom Gordon called out Yorkshire Water as many sites are consistently rated as poor.
20 May 2026
Harrogate and Knaresborough Lib Dem MP backs calls for closer ties to EU as local families continue to pay the price for Brexit
Liberal Democrat MP Tom Gordon has backed calls for closer ties to the EU to support North Yorkshire families and businesses struggling with the cost-of-living crisis caused by Brexit and Trump’s war on Iran.
20 May 2026
Tom Gordon MP calls for tightening of the Ministerial Code in the wake of the “grubby” Mandelson saga
Tom Gordon, Lib Dem MP for Harrogate & Knaresborough called for the Ministerial Code to become binding as the Mandelson Scandal unfurls. It came as part of an Urgent Question in Parliament on the Government’s approach to redacting & withholding documents.
20 May 2026
West Sussex County Council
West Sussex Liberal Democrats lead the “Alliance for West Sussex” at County Hall, Chichester
Today, following confirmation at the Annual Meeting of West Sussex County Council, the Liberal Democrat Group are leading a joint administration called “Alliance for West Sussex”.
22 May 2026