Cost of Living
Chris urges government to boost UK productivity
My speech in the budget debate.
3 Dec 2025
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Cost of Living
Chris says budget a 'second missed opportunity'
I spoke to BBC Politics South East about how it was another missed opportunity to address the fundamental challenges we face.
2 Dec 2025
St Mary's Island
'A stitch-up' - say Medway Liberal Democrats responding to job losses at Chatham Docks
John Castle, spokesperson for Rochester and Strood, issued the following statement: "Labour must answer for their stitch‑up with...
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5 Dec 2025
Chatham
Medway Liberal Democrats Demand a Budget for Community Policing - Small Business Saturday 2025
Years of Conservative mismanagement left frontline policing overstretched and under-resourced. The Budget announcement failed to...
5 Dec 2025
Lib Dems delighted as Jubilee Square’s commercial tenants get to work
The Liberal Democrats have celebrated the arrival of Co-Space, a fast growing, young business services company, which has taken up occupation of the five floor block they have rented from SADC at the Jubilee Square development in the city centre.
5 Dec 2025
Lib Dems: Child Poverty Strategy will still leave four million trapped in poverty
Responding to the Government’s new child poverty strategy, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP, said:
5 Dec 2025