Fighting endless roadworks
Lib Dem Sutton Council is taking action to stop roadworks dragging on too long, using new powers to charge companies daily fees for working on roads during peak hours.
Lib Dem Sutton Council is taking action to stop roadworks dragging on too long, using new powers to charge companies daily fees for working on roads during peak hours.
Early results from Bobby Dean MP’s Health Survey show that half of local residents struggle to get a GP appointment when they need one.
Your Lib Dem councillors have been reporting breaches of planning rules and unsafe practices, including the burning of construction waste on local development sites.
Forest e-bikes offer a green, low-cost way for residents to get around.
Wallington’s old town hall and library gardens are beloved local landmarks that make our area special.
Your local Lib Dem councillors would like to thank and send their best wishes to the owners of two long-standing Wrythe Green businesses that are soon closing.
Your Lib Dem Councillors are pleased to welcome our new police Safer Neighbourhood Team for the Wrythe – PC Toby Newens and PCSO Daniel Oliyide.
Local MP Bobby Dean and Councillors Paul Cole and Gemma Munday are standing up for facilities staff at St Helier Hospital who face unfair contract disparities compared with other NHS workers.
Local Lib Dem Councillors Paul Cole and Gemma Munday are backing independent businesses at The Circle and working to make the area safer and more attractive for shoppers.
Your local Lib Dem team has worked with the council to install a new yellow box junction at the junction of Stafford Road, Plough Lane, and Mollison Drive.
New outdoor gym equipment has been installed in Roundshaw Park, funded through the council’s Neighbourhood Fund.
Local Lib Dems are calling on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) to restore full Thameslink services through Hackbridge, which have remained reduced years after the pandemic.
Bobby Dean, Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington, has submitted the Tax Reliefs Evaluation Bill to Parliament. The Bill would require the Treasury assess tax reliefs for effectiveness and value for money.
The Liberal Democrat MP Bobby Dean, has criticised “profiteering” by many private special educational needs providers, and pushed in parliament for a cap on their profits to end the scandal.
Bobby Dean MP has warned that Britain’s housing crisis is now so severe it is killing meritocracy, as soaring house prices leave young people locked out of home ownership.
Bobby Dean has been pressing the government to ensure that big tech companies are properly held to account for tackling online fraud.
At a recent Treasury Select Committee hearing, Bobby Dean MP confronted gambling industry leaders over their use of offshore tax arrangements. He argued that taxes on the sector could help fund important services at a time when public finances are tight.
Luke Taylor, Bobby Dean and Helen Maguire have welcomed the new settlement.