Sutton
Jake Short: How we are delivering new homes
Every day we hear from people at the sharp end of the housing crisis.
16 Oct 2025
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Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean MP pushes for review of billions lost through tax reliefs
Bobby Dean MP has scrutinized leading tax experts on the fairness and effectiveness of the UK’s tax relief system during a recent Treasury Committee hearing.
16 Oct 2025
Sutton
Lib Dems lead the opposition to mandatory digital ID cards
Lib Dem Bobby Dean MP is raising concerns over the Government’s proposed introduction of mandatory digital ID cards, highlighting the risk to long-held civil liberties and the right to privacy.
3 Oct 2025
Bobby Dean
What does an MP do over summer recess?
Parliament has been in summer recess, which means less time in Westminster and more time out and about in Carshalton and Wallington, speaking with people and listening to your views.
19 Sep 2025
Bobby Dean
Bobby backs local business and calls to axe “jobs tax”
Local businesses are facing increasing pressures from rising costs and the government’s decision to increase employer National Insurance contributions, branded as a “jobs tax”.
16 Sep 2025
Bobby Dean
Local parents share growing concerns over children’s screen time
Parents and carers in Carshalton and Wallington are increasingly worried about the impact of social media and excessive screen use on their children’s concentration and mental health.
16 Sep 2025
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Bobby Dean
Progress on £110 million redevelopment of local mental health hospital
Significant progress is being made on the £110 million redevelopment of Tolworth Mental Health hospital, a project that will help deliver better care for patients across South London, including Carshalton and Wallington.
10 Sep 2025
Bobby Dean
Keep promises to Hong Kongers demands Bobby Dean MP
Bobby Dean MP (Lib Dem, Carshalton and Wallington) has called on the Government to honour its commitments to Hong Kongers who came to the UK under the British National Overseas (BNO) visa scheme.
10 Sep 2025
Bobby Dean
Bobby slams cuts to adoptive and kinship family support fund
Bobby Dean MP (Lib Dem, Carshalton and Wallington) has demanded that the Government reverse its latest cuts to support for adoptive and kinship families.
10 Sep 2025
Bobby Dean
Carshalton Primary School’s fight against ocean plastic taken to Parliament
During a Parliamentary debate on the Global Plastic Treaty, Bobby Dean MP described plastic pollution as a “totemic issue” for the next generation, mentioning the “passionate” letters he received form a Year 4 class at the Culvers House Primary School.
13 Aug 2025
Bobby Dean
Don't put savings at risk from reckless financial speculation Bobby Dean MP warns
Bobby Dean MP questioned Treasury Minister Emma Reynolds MP over reports that the Government plans to ease bank ring-fencing rules, potentially posing a risk to people's savings.
13 Aug 2025
Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean MP: Recognise Palestine now
Bobby Dean, Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington, has reiterated his support for the immediate recognition of Palestine.
28 Jul 2025
Bobby Dean
Dental plan “too little too late” for 175,000 children not seen by an NHS dentist in South West London
Bobby Dean has slammed the Government’s new dental plan as figures show over 175,000 children in South West London have not been seen by an NHS dentist in 12 months.
8 Feb 2024
Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean demands "Burglary Response Guarantee" as 81% of cases go unsolved in London
New analysis from the Liberal Democrats has revealed that a staggering 52,792 burglaries went unsolved across London in the year ending September 2023.
5 Feb 2024
Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean calls for Thames Water price hike to be scrapped
Water bills in Sutton are set to be hiked by 3.3% by Thames Water, meaning local residents will end up paying more for their water.
3 Feb 2024
Bobby Dean
Figures reveal GP funding in Sutton slashed since 2019
Funding for GP services in South West London have been slashed by £12.9 million in real terms since 2019, research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
1 Feb 2024
Bobby Dean
Over 37,000 people at Epsom & St Helier waited more than four hours in A&E last year
The number of patients waiting more than four hours at Epsom & St Helier A&Es has risen by 59.6% compared with four years ago, Liberal Democrat analysis of House of Commons Library research reveals.
22 Jan 2024
Lib Dems respond to Beddington Farmlands consultation
Commenting on the consultation by Valencia Waste Management on the Beddington Farmlands project, Lib Dem Candidate for Carshalton and Wallington, Bobby Dean, said...
8 Jan 2024