Southwark Liberal Democrats React to Spending Review
Southwark Liberal Democrats have responded to today’s spending review, unveiled by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
11 Jun 2025
Cost of Living
Will Forster challenges Chancellor over lack of funding for Woking and other councils
Woking MP Will Forster has challenged the Chancellor over the lack of funding for councils like Woking in the Government’s Spending Review. Watch Will's question to the Chancellor here.
11 Jun 2025
Police funding short-fall as families face council tax bombshell to pick up the tab
The Government has said that the ‘police core spending power’ increases assumes rises in the PCC council tax precept in order to fund it. It means people will be left to pick up the tab in order to fund increases in police spending with the Government...
11 Jun 2025
Treasury
Chris questions the Chancellor during the spending review
I asked the Chancellor about the London Business School's, Paolo Surico's research on how using public R&D, especially defence spending, can help raise economic productivity.
11 Jun 2025
Mayor cancels meeting in midst of Council Crisis
Mayor scraps important 18th June Executive meeting
11 Jun 2025
“Smoke and mirrors” spending review could leave a blackhole for social care
Responding to the spending review, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
11 Jun 2025