Standing-up for carers
The Liberal Democrat’s Carer’s Leave Bill has just passed its final stage in Parliament.
MV
3 Jun 2023
Mole Valley Liberal Democrats
News from Mole Valley Lib Dems
Meadowbank café and soft-play
We are delighted to report that the popular children’s soft-play and café, adjacent to the playground at Meadowbank Park will re-open soon.
MV
3 Jun 2023
Ed Davey Targets Blue Wall
Liberal Democrat leader's visit to Mole Valley highlights scandal of sewage in the river but also hope for the NHS.
MV
26 Feb 2023
Meadowbank – Sale will only go ahead if Community Football is protected for the long term
How the Lib Dem administration plans to secure community football use if the sale of the freehold goes ahead
MV
31 Mar 2023
Voters back Lib Dems in local elections
Conservatives lose Council seats
MV
16 May 2023
More bumps in pot-holed roads - another example of Tory mismanagement
With well over half a billion potholes in Britain's roads, local LibDem Prospective Parliamentary candidate Helen Maguire says the government has demonstrated another example of their inability to properly manage the country - including its infrastructure.
20 Apr 2023
News from Chris Coghlan MP
Treasury
Trump Always Chickens Out
The TACO trade and what it means for global markets
6 Jun 2025
NHS
Chris calls for better SEND dental access on BBC Radio Surrey
I was on BBC Radio Surrey's Breakfast show discussing NHS dental services at East Surrey Hospital which may be under threat, as reported by BBC News.
6 Jun 2025
SEND
Lib Dem MPs welcome accountability for Surrey County Council SEND services with Cllrs Clare Curran and Maureen Attewell stepping down
Lib Dem MPs in Surrey are hopeful that this is the beginning of a process of accountability for Surrey County Council as Cllrs Clare Curran and Maureen Attewell step down from their roles in the Cabinet of the Children, Families and Lifelong Learning
21 May 2025
Mental Capacity Act
ITV News reports on Fiona's campaign
ITV news reports on Fiona's campaign to amend the Mental Capacity Act in honour of her autistic son, Christopher, whose life we believe could have been saved by this amendment.
21 May 2025
Mental Capacity Act
Chris honouring maiden speech on ITV News
Eight months ago, in my maiden speech to Parliament, I said that Fiona Laskaris would succeed in changing the law that prevented her saving her autistic son Christopher from murder. I went to Parliament to honour that commitment.
19 May 2025
Mental Capacity Act
Chris takes ITV News to pressure Government to review Mental Capacity Act
Along with Fiona Laskaris, Jeremy Hunt MP and Jake Richards MP, I met with the Care Minister to discuss our proposed amendment to the Mental Health Bill.
8 May 2025
National Lib Dem News
International Affairs
Defending Women’s Rights Across the Globe
Women’s rights around the world are under attack, with authoritarianism on the rise and deep cuts to UK aid undermining decades of progress. Defending women's rights must be a top priority and the UK must act boldly.
CM
by Calum Miller
23 Sep 2025
International Affairs
Towards a Ceasefire and Political Resolution in Sudan
Two years of brutal civil war have turned Sudan into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with over 30 million people in urgent need of aid. Our new policy calls for UK leadership to end the conflict - standing with the Sudanese people.
MH
23 Sep 2025
Science & Technology
A New Hope for the Space Industry
Space is no longer science fiction – it underpins our economy, security, and daily lives. Our new policy will renew the National Space Strategy, support UK spaceports and hubs, and designate space as a strategic industry.
VC
23 Sep 2025
