Oxfordshire
March news from Freddie van Mierlo MP
February included a week long parliamentary recess which gave me plenty of time to focus on work here in the constituency. In...
2 Mar 2026
National News
Richard Foord
Devon MP launches online petition against government “utter madness” plans to make it easier to build in flood-hit areas
Richard Foord MP has launched an online petition against government proposals to water-down important and established protections against flooding in national planning guidance.
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2 Mar 2026
Lib Dems urge Reeves to scrap fuel duty hike as Iran war leads to soaring petrol prices
The Liberal Democrats are calling on Rachel Reeves to cancel her planned fuel duty increase in tomorrow’s Spring Statement, warning that the conflict in Iran could push petrol prices to record highs.
2 Mar 2026
Lib Dem MP for Newton Abbot constituency calls on Reeves to scrap “disastrous” fuel duty hike as Iran war threatens prices at the pump
Lib Dem MP for Newton Abbot, Martin Wrigley, has called on Rachel Reeves to cancel her planned fuel duty increase, warning that local motorists face a "perfect storm" of soaring global prices and new tax hikes.
2 Mar 2026
Tom Gordon MP visits Ukraine as part of major cross-party parliamentary delegation
Tom Gordon, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, has returned from Ukraine after joining the largest cross-party delegation of UK Members of Parliament to visit the country since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
2 Mar 2026
Working for the community
Chris calls out DVLA licence delays
Marbelia was mistakenly registered as dead by the DVLA. She only found out when she tried to renew her licence.
2 Mar 2026