Labour’s Fair Funding Review to Strip £15 Million from York
York’s Labour-run Council has confirmed that the city is set to lose £15 million under the national Labour Government’s so-called Fair Funding Review.
30 Oct 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
SEND
The elephant in the room on SEND
Read my article for Special Needs Jungle about local authority misconduct on SEND.
30 Oct 2025
Health and social care
Fair adoption pay must be a priority in parental leave review
The need for Fair Adoption Pay has been championed again by Liberal Democrat MP Lisa Smart, who raised the cause in a recent House of Commons Debate.
30 Oct 2025
Chancellor’s housing hypocrisy sparks calls for action from Lib Dems
Southwark Liberal Democrats have written to the Labour Leader of Southwark Council and the Chief Executive, calling for urgent enforcement action against Chancellor Rachel Reeves
30 Oct 2025
Katie Lam: Badenoch should sack her instead of allowing extreme views to fester in Conservative Party
Responding to Kemi Badenoch saying Katie Lam spoke ‘imprecisely’ in stating large numbers of people would ‘need to go home’, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
30 Oct 2025
Shetland
Wishart questions First Minister on equitable fishing funding
Beatrice Wishart has raised a First Minister’s question on the equitable funding for the fishing sector.
30 Oct 2025