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What Liberal Democrat Councillors have been getting up to
What Liberal Democrat Councillors have been getting up to
This week Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey, alongside Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson, wrote to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Education regarding the Government’s plans for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) reform.
Shocking figures on the state of SEND provision in England analysed by the Lib Dems ramp up pressure on the Government to commit to genuine reforms to the SEND system, as the party called for children’s rights to SEND support to be protected.
Lib Dems slam Labour for misleading public over St Helier Hospital funding. Labour councillors admitted the £12m figure they claimed as a win is not the full picture, with the real figure potentially as low as £3m new money.
The number of homeless children in Merton has risen to its highest level on record, with 1,020 children now living in temporary accommodation – a 10% increase since the start of the year.