New Deputy Speaker is Bedford born and bred
Tim Caswell received cross-party support
19 May 2025
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Chris demands Surrey County Council keeps its promises
The Conservative County Council shut down Bookham Youth Centre in 2019, leaving children and teenagers without constructive after school activities.
19 May 2025
Liz Jarvis MP welcomes Govt backing for EU defence pact
Liberal Democrat MP Liz Jarvis for Eastleigh has welcomed the new UK-EU defence pact, agreed at a major summit on 19 May.
19 May 2025
2025: Week 18 - Housing and Education
It’s been a glorious week weather wise, I hope you have been able to get out and about and enjoy the beautiful weather.
19 May 2025
A win for Alperton! Tube station to be upgraded
After years of campaigning by Lib Dem Councillors Anton Georgiou, Hannah Matin, Paul Lorber & Charlie Clinton, as well as London Assembly Member Hina Bokhari, Brent Council has finally approved funding for Alperton Station to be upgraded.
BLD
19 May 2025
UK-EU deal: with “more ambition” economic benefits could have been “ten times greater”
Responding to reports that today's UK-EU deal will only add 0.2% to UK GDP by 2040, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 May 2025