Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett's Monday Mail: Hello from Harrogate
News from spring conference in Harrogate, Young Carers and goings on in Westminster in this week's Monday Mail
24 Mar 2025
Last ditch attempt to exempt health and care providers from “health tax”
The government’s jobs tax is set to come into effect on 6th April but Victoria Collins, MP for Harpenden & Berkhamsted, has backed a Liberal Democrat move to exempt health and care providers - such as GPs, dentists, and hospices - before it becomes law.
23 Mar 2025
Helen Morgan demands end to corridor care in conference key-note speech
Helen Morgan called for an end to corridor care by the end of this Parliament and slammed the Government for its ‘cruel axing’ of mental health targets in a key-note speech at the Liberal Democrat conference.
23 Mar 2025
Latest UK News
Taking on Trump & Farage – and fixing church roofs
Leader's Speech to Spring Conference 2025
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23 Mar 2025
Farming & Food
Animal Welfare in the Food System
The Liberal Democrat plan commits to making the UK a global leader in animal welfare through stronger standards, workforce investment, and ethical farming practices.
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23 Mar 2025
Kirklees Council Local Plan Review
The Council's Local Plan sets out which land can be used for house building and business development over the nextfew years. It was finally agreed by the Council, though not by the Liberal Democrat councillors, in 2019. It has to be "reviewed" by 2024.
23 Mar 2025