Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
As Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for South Western Railway, Will Forster MP has written to Network Rail’s Chief Executive to raise serious concerns about the declining performance and passenger experience on the SWR network.
Southwark Liberal Democrats have launched a petition to save Walworth Police Station’s front counter, warning that its closure would leave the borough without any place where residents can speak to the police in person.
Westfield Liberal Democrat councillor Andrew Waller is calling on the council’s Labour administration to take action to cut back hedges in communal areas which are blocking residents’ ability to get to and from their own homes.
Less than a month in the job and a response from Kent County Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, Peter Osbourne, seeks to defend the current position on utility repairs that take an age to complete, not speed them up.
In response to the news that Israel will allow foreign countries to drop aid into Gaza, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for International Development Monica Harding MP said:
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have renewed their call for the UK Labour Government to reverse its changes to inheritance tax on family farms, as new data shows closures in the agricultural sector have hit record highs.