Treasury
Chris pushes Chancellor to increase public R&D
According to the OBR, the government is not increasing R&D enough to materially improve productivity.
23 Dec 2025
National News
Progress at last in Family Farm Tax campaign
Changes to inheritance tax thresholds welcomed as Helen Morgan calls for unfair tax to be scrapped in full.
23 Dec 2025
Local Plan Regulation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Medway Liberal Democrats have submitted a comprehensive response to Medway Council’s Regulation 19 Consultation - a detailed,...
23 Dec 2025
Family Farm Tax threshold increase: Govt must now scrap the unfair tax "in full"
Responding to the news that the farm tax inheritance threshold will increase from 1 million to 2.5 million, Liberal Democrat Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Spokesperson, Tim Farron MP, said:
23 Dec 2025
Ian Sollom MP Newsletter - 23 December 2025
Welcome to the latest of my newsletters, updating you on my work in Westminster and across St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire.
23 Dec 2025
Slough
Lib Dems won a key vote in Parliament, calling on the Government to begin negotiations with the EU on a new, Customs Union deal to boost trade and help pay for better public services.
Dr Al Pinkerton MP, who speaks for Lib Dems on Europe, proposed a new law forcing the Government to negotiate a new Customs Union deal with the EU which is "the biggest lever for growth which the Government could pull." Lib Dems won the first vote on this
23 Dec 2025
