Annual Report from Mike Sole
Annual report for Parish Council Annual Meetings.
28 Jan 2026
Canterbury and Coastal
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In the 2025 KCC elections, Lib Dem councillors were elected in both Canterbury South and Canterbury North.
Lib Dems are now the official opposition to the KCC Reform administration.
On Canterbury City Council, Lib Dems have recently ended the coalition with the Labour Party enabling our councillors to speak freely, hold the administration to account and provide constructive opposition where necessary.
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Lib Dem Questions to Kent County Council: 18 December 2025
Lib Dem County Councillors Richard Streatfeild, Tim Prater, Antony Hook, Mike Sole, Colin Sefton, Geoffrey Samme, Trudy Dean and Alex Ricketts all asked questions at the Kent County Council meeting of 18 December.
18 Dec 2025
Reform’s Thanington Primary School Betrayal
The future of the new 420 pupil Thanington Primary School, initially due to open in 2025, is now in significant doubt.
17 Oct 2025
Wincheap Ward by-election on Thursday 13th November
Thanington parish councillor Guy Meurice, selected by local Liberal Democrats to contest the Wincheap Ward by-election.
15 Oct 2025
e-Petition for removal of unauthorised flags in Herne Bay
The petition states: ‘We are proud of our national flags, but the recent flags put up on lamp posts in Herne Bay were put up illegally and do not represent the whole community. We ask Kent County Council to remove them…’
5 Oct 2025
Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece confirmed as speaker for our 2025 Annual Dinner
We are delighted to confirm that Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece will be the guest speaker for our annual dinner on Friday 31st October 2025…
15 Sep 2025
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A new Magna Carta to save our country from Farage
Ed Davey's Leader's Speech to Spring Conference 2026
ED
by Ed Davey
15 Mar 2026
Local Government
Local Government Finance Emergency
After years of neglect, our local councils are in financial survival mode. The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to move past emergency bailouts and deliver a sustainable future for local government.
ZF
15 Mar 2026
International Affairs
Trump and the Wider World
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
CM
15 Mar 2026
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