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Taking on Trump & Farage – and fixing church roofs
Leader's Speech to Spring Conference 2025
ED
23 Mar 2025
Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC)
14 Feb 2021
Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Contact information
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
Committee appointments
Term of Office
- 07/05/2019 - 13/05/2023
Andy's News
Kirklees Council Local Plan Review
The Council's Local Plan sets out which land can be used for house building and business development over the nextfew years. It was finally agreed by the Council, though not by the Liberal Democrat councillors, in 2019. It has to be "reviewed" by 2024.
23 Mar 2025
Equality
Free To Be Who You Are
We are proud to be the party that fought for equal marriage, led the campaign against Section 28, and spearheaded the campaign to pardon thousands of gay men who had been criminalised for loving who they loved - and we're still fighting for equality.
23 Mar 2025
Davey speech: sneering Kemi Badenoch cares more about Twitter than fixing broken communities
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today (Sunday 23 March) accuse Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch of “sneering” at local communities and spending more time on social media than on tackling the issues people face.
22 Mar 2025
International Affairs
Taking on Trump
Only the Liberal Democrats will stand up to Trump, invest in the UK’s security, support Ukraine, hold back Russia, deepen our ties with European and commonwealth partners, and stand up for liberal, British values.
CM
22 Mar 2025
Lichfield
Lib Dems pick City and District candidates
Following the resignation of Dave Robertson MP from the City and District councils, the Lichfield Liberal Democrats have selected two prospective candidates to stand in the resulting by-election.
22 Mar 2025