Epsom & Ewell — Referendum Dilemma
How should local residents vote?
How should local residents vote?
EU immigration to Britain is too high. The best way to reduce immigration to the UK from Europe is to tackle the situations that encourage people to come here.
Campaigning was suspended this weekend, in tribute to murdered Labour MP Jo Cox.
Party leader Tim Farron wrote this on Friday. We didn't publish it earlier, because he also suspended campaigning until today.
In response to official crime figures showing that in 2015 the number of violent crimes recorded in Surrey increased by 48%, Paul Kennedy, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) said:
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council will be hosting an open public meeting at the next Health Liaison Panel on Monday 22 February from 7pm-9pm at Bourne Hall to provide an update and more information about health matters locally.
Following a question from Lib Dem County Councillor Angela Goodwin at today's Cabinet meeting, the Council confirmed it was opening several Covid19 testing centres across the county for essential workers who have no symptoms (asymptomatic).
Cllr Paul Kennedy, Liberal Democrat Candidate for Surrey's Police and Crime Commissioner, is urging residents to respond to the latest proposal by incumbent David Munro for a 5.54% increase in the police element of council tax, and is calling for better value for money for taxpayers.
Today the Tory administration at Surrey County Council used its own amendment to vote down a Lib Dem motion that would have prioritised child food poverty in Surrey. If approved, the original proposed by Cllr Fiona White and seconded by Cllr Will Forster, would have committed the Council to taking the small, albeit valuable steps of ensuring the availability of breakfast clubs at Surrey schools as well as to lobbying central government for changes to the welfare system.
Paul Kennedy, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Surrey's next Police and Crime Commissioner, has described as "very worrying" the continuing decline in positive outcomes for victims of high harm crimes such as rape and serious sexual offences, domestic abuse, child abuse and hate crime. He praised the efforts of domestic abuse and other victims' organisations to highlight the issue.
We have all become more aware of the need for free school meals in the last few months, but child food poverty did not start with Covid19. Surrey Lib Dems have called on the Surrey County Council administration to take steps to address this growing problem across the county.
The Surrey Lib Dems are asking people across the county who care for relatives to get in touch and share their story - to mark national Carers Rights Day.