Rachel Gilmour, MP for Tiverton and Minehead, delivered a speech in the House of Commons on the damaging effects of neonicotinoids such as fipronil and imidacloprid, both of which are commonly found in flea and tick treatments.
In the past, the council produced strategies and then consulted on them. The idea of the Communities Vision is to bring in the public at the beginning, rather than the end.
Responding to the latest poverty statistics showing that 28% of children, 23% of working-age adults and 11% of pensioners were in material deprivation in 2024, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP said:
Liberal Democrat Councillors for the Rural West ward are calling for Northern Rail to take action on the new car park charges at Poppleton Station.
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, has called for more support for small businesses following the Chancellor’s Spring Statement yesterday (Wednesday).
Responding to the news that the SNP Government have failed to meet their interim target for child poverty, with 22% of children still living in relative poverty, Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:
