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 cuts across the board make life worse for lots of people, we are sad to report that the number of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in Thames Valley has been cut by 171.
Analysis of official Home Office data by the Liberal Democrats revealed that just 4%, of domestic burglaries in Thames Valley resulted in a criminal charge or summons in the first three quarters of 2022.
We are really upset to hear the latest data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, showing that there were 23,003 excess deaths in 2022 due A&E wait times.
This is a strong budget in really difficult times and focuses on making Portsmouth a greener and fairer place to live. This is the first time in at least 30 years that all of the parties on the council backed the Liberal Democrat budget proposals.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today called out more SNP spin on the false energy statistic that Scotland has 25% of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource, after Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson was summoned to Parliament about why he kept using it after being warned it was incorrect.
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has called for urgent investment in training and retaining NHS staff to tackle the cancer crisis in the county.