South Hams Liberal Democrats

UK set for slowest growth in G7 as Ukraine war hits global economy

Article: Apr 21, 2022

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"The Government has failed to shield the UK from spiralling energy bills and soaring inflation, but have gone ahead with raising people's taxes to their highest point in 70 years."

Christine Jardine

The Tories have created a perfect cost of living storm.

Read the article by the BBC here
Water companies could be forced to reveal how many otters they killed with raw sewage

Article: Apr 19, 2022

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Right now otters are being poisoned and dog walkers fear the sight of their beloved pet jumping into a local stream. This is a shameful state of affairs.

Water companies show no signs of changing their way and the Conservatives are letting them get away with it.

Read the article by The Telegraph here
Older voters most likely to say the Government hasn't done enough to help them with energy bills

Article: Apr 19, 2022

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"The Chancellor needs to get a grip. Every day there are heartbreaking stories of pensioners forced to choose between heating and eating.

"If Sunak thinks a tiny loan is going to save pensioners on the brink then he is clearly out of touch."

Christine Jardine

Read the article by The i here
'Brutalised and burnt out' NHS hospital staff take 8m mental health sick days in five years

Article: Apr 19, 2022

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These staggering figures show the NHS is facing a tidal wave of mental health-related absences.

This must be a wake-up call to this Conservative government that they can't turn a blind eye to this crisis any longer.

Read the article by The Guardian here
Cost of living increases again as inflation soars to 7%

Article: Apr 15, 2022

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"Pensioners and hard-pressed families need urgent help with their energy bills and unfair tax hikes to be immediately reversed.

"It is now or never to save Britain from this cost-of-living crisis, and this government is not up to the job."

Ed Davey

Read the article by Metro here
Met Police issue 30 more Downing Street lockdown fines

Article: Apr 15, 2022

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These fines expose the shocking scale of the criminality in Boris Johnson's Number 10. The police have now completely shredded Johnson's claims that no laws were broken. He cannot be trusted and cannot continue as Prime Minister.

No other leader in any other organisation would be allowed to continue after law-breaking on this scale. If Boris Johnson won't resign, Conservative MPs must show him the door.

Read the article by the BBC here
Lib Dems push for tax cut as inflation predicted to add £40bn to VAT bill

Article: Apr 6, 2022

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Families are facing soaring energy bills and desperately need a tax cut to help them make ends meet.

But instead of helping, the Conservatives are breaking their promises by raising taxes again and again.

Read the article by The Independent here
The Anti-Refugee Bill is a traffickers' charter

Article: Apr 6, 2022

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The Anti-Refugee Bill is an awful piece of legislation that flies in the face of the spirit of the British people. It beggars belief that Priti Patel is still trying to push it through at a time when protecting refugees has never been so important.

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