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I'll be taking part in a number of events over the coming days to give you an opportunity to ask me questions, raise concerns...
16 May 2017
National News
Women and the State Pension Age
I was absolutely delighted to be contacted by a local resident and member of WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) asking whether I would give my support to their campaign. Of course I was, I said - I really do share their concerns about the women who are impacted by changes to the state pension age. In the letters I've received, campaigners pointed out that some of the changes made to the Pensions Act in 2011 (whilst the Lib Dems were in coalition) meant that the equalisation of the State Pension Age has been accelerated. This means that women born in 1953 -4 will be affected by the increase in the State Pension Age (SPA) from 65 to 66, and women born between 1954 and 1960 will see an increase in their SPA to 67. This modest change has saved the public purse tens of billions of pounds. However, during the time when the Liberal Democrats were informing women about the changes, many women discovered that they had not previously been informed about the initial major jump in the State Pension Age from
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16 May 2017
Alan Bullion welcomes Lib Dem plans to triple vital Sevenoaks pupil premium funding, but slams Tory slashing of free school meals
Sevenoaks and Swanley Lib Dem parliamentary candidate Alan Bullion welcomes plans to triple funding for the early years pupil premium, with gives extra cash to nurseries, preschools and school receptions when they take on children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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16 May 2017
Imagine having to flee your country ...
The Refugee Council, Refugee Action and Scottish Refugee Council, are asking parliamentary candidates to sign the Refugees Welcome Pledge, which emphasises the importance of ensuring Britain continues to protect people fleeing conflict and horrific human rights abuses, as this country has done throughout history.
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16 May 2017
Lib Dems penny for NHS would raise £47m extra for Bedfordshire
The Liberal Democrats have announced they would plug funding gaps for the NHS and social care by putting a penny on income tax, in their first major manifesto commitment of the election campaign.
16 May 2017
It's time to review prescription charges
A message from The Prescription Charges Coalition, which is led by Parkinson's UK, Crohn's and Colitis UK, and National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society:
16 May 2017