Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Sussex, Alison Bennett, took politics into the aisles last Friday as she hosted a supermarket surgery at Tesco in Burgess Hill.
In her weekly column, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, Alison Bennett, discusses the recent debates and subsequent passing of the welfare Bill through the Commons.
Eastleigh MP Liz Jarvis has criticised Hampshire County Council’s ‘B2’ plan, which would merge Eastleigh with Southampton, New Forest and Test Valley into the largest of three new unitary authorities.
Local Liberal Democrat MP Liz Jarvis has said the Government must ensure that the 17,784 children in Hampshire are protected by the Government’s reforms to the SEND system, as the party set out its five tests at PMQs on Wednesday (9 July).
Ian Sollom MP, alongside a coalition of local people, support groups and charities, has warned that people will continue living “in fear and limbo” for the next 18 months as the Government carries out its review into PIP assessments.
Trafford Lib Dems are calling for automatic enrolment in Free School Meals, aiming to help hundreds more children access nutritious lunches—boosting learning and easing burdens on families and schools. A council vote on the plan takes place this week.