Working for the community
Chris calls out littering at Box Hill & Westhumble station
Litter was building up after Southern took away the bins.
22 Jul 2026
National News
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
Carmichael welcomes scrapping of digital ID scheme
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed news this week that incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham has scrapped government plans to introduce a digital ID scheme, and will use the funds saved to propose a cut on VAT on energy bills.
22 Jul 2026
Ed Davey and Paul Hartshorn, Parliamentary Spokesperson call on PM Burnham to end the “social care catastrophe” as 10,025 older residents in Leicestershire denied care last year
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and South Leicestershire Parliamentary Spokesperson, Paul Hartshorn warns Andy Burnham as he enters Number 10 that failure to act on social care reform will be “a catastrophe for families, for the NHS and for local service
22 Jul 2026
Vikki Slade MP takes Summer Village Tour back on the road
Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Vikki Slade will spend ten days meeting residents across the constituency this summer as she launches her second Summer Village Tour, bringing dedicated advice and listening sessions directly into local communities.
22 Jul 2026
Reading
Reading Has Over 1,400 Homes Sitting Empty — And The Council’s Strategy To Tackle It Runs Out This Year
Liberal Democrat Councillors in Reading are calling on the Labour-controlled Council to urgently refresh its Empty Homes Strategy, after new Government figures revealed that more than 1,400 properties in the borough are sitting outside the housing market.
22 Jul 2026
VAT Cut: “You can’t even do your weekly shop with £45” says Luke Taylor MP as he urges Burnham to ‘steal’ bolder Lib Dem plan for London households.
Burnham promised to be radical, and is trying to dress this up as urgent action, but it’s just a weak first step from the new Prime Minister.
22 Jul 2026