Ed Davey's Christmas message for 2025
In his Christmas message for 2025, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP will say:
23 Dec 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
Supermarket scrooges steal Christmas cheer as one in three shoppers hit by shrinkflation
Shock polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats shows that over one in three (36%) people have noticed Christmas food shrink in size this year. This comes as many households across the country are already struggling with a cost of living permacrisis.
23 Dec 2025
Croydon
Lib Dems call for a "First Class" mail service for Croydon
Liberal Democrats in Croydon have launched a campaign to improve the postal service in the borough. Performance data shows just 70% of first-class mail was delivered on time in Croydon - well below the legal target of 93%.
CLD
23 Dec 2025
Lib Dems welcome Family Farm Tax threshold increase
Responding to the news that the farm tax inheritance threshold will increase from £1 million to £2.5 million, Alan Reid said, “I welcome the news that the Labour Government have made this change following the Lib Dem campaign against this unfair tax.”
23 Dec 2025
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
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