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
Lord Burnett, who was MP for Torridge and West Devon between 1997 and 2005, has made an impassioned speech in the House of Lords in support of beef and sheep farmers who are set to be severely disadvantaged by new tariffs to be introduced if there is no trade agreement with the European Union by the end of this year.
At 800 members, the unelected House of Lords is already the most bloated chamber in the developed world. Yet governments find that the urge to appoint party donors and loyalists is irresistible.
Labour's Elected Mayor said this morning 'that he didn't know if there was an issue in Leicester or not' Simple answer is he's not fit for the job and he must resign. Over the last few weeks Leicester has seen a spike in cases of Covid 19 - most shocking is this is against a backdrop of falling cases across the country - despite this rise in cases in Leicester the labour council leader is still unable to recognise there is an issue. The level of complacency from the city mayor is outrageous. Maybe if the labour mayor had spent, less time breaking the lockdown laws then the City might be in a much better position in terms of handling this crisis. The Labour Mayor's not fit for the job and he must resign.
After apologising for breaking lockdown regulations by spending several nights at his partners home in Groby, a petition has been set up on change.org following opposition councillors including our own Aylestone Ward Councillor, Nigel Porter for Sir Peter Soulsby to resign his post.
In an interview with the Bedford Independent Mayor Dave Hodgson outlined that we are expecting the results of the Public Health England and the Biosecurity Centre's 'deep dive' investigation in Bedford Borough's high Coronavirus infection rate on 6 July, although Mayor Dave is trying to pull that forward.
Your local Liberal Democrat Councillors have received many calls and emails from residents in Brentwood North regarding the anti-social behaviour that is taking place during the evenings in the area of William Hunter Way car park. The Council has dealt with these issues in the past, many times, with varying degrees of success.