Reigate & Banstead Liberal Democrats

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LDs in Banstead, Chipstead, Earlswood, Horley, Kingswood, Merstham, Redhill, Reigate, Salfords, Tadworth & Walton OTH. Imprints on website - http://reigatelibdems.org.uk

The UK music industry contributes £8 billion to the economy & supports over 220,000 jobs Yet from grassroots venues to international touring British music is facing severe threats Unregulated AI companies are scraping artists work without consent & post-Brexit red tape is crippling touring musicians

The Conservatives and Nigel Farage helped create the small boats crisis with their botched Brexit deal. Now they want you to blame everyone else. Only Lib Dems have a real plan: work with our European neighbours to tackle it.

Disabilities don't start at 9:30 AM, and now disabled bus passes won't either. Huge credit to Lib Dem MP Tom Gordon and campaign groups like Transport for All. Their fight against unfair restrictions has led to nationwide change for fairer, accessible transport!

Free local bus travel is a vital lifeline for many disabled people. After an almost two-year campaign the Government has finally listened to Liberal Democrat calls to stop restrictions to disabled bus passes. Disabilities don’t start at 9.30am. Neither should disabled bus passes.

BBC News headline announces 24-hour free bus travel for disabled people in England; a crowd of cheering Liberal Democrat supporters hold bus-shaped placards and party signs celebrating the policy.

Surrey County Council has launched a new option for residents without off-street parking to be able to charge their EVs from home by having a cable gully installed The cable gullies allow residents to run a cable across the pavement, safely, to be able to benefit from cheaper home charging rates

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🗣 It is fashionable these days to believe that Britain is finished and our best days are behind us. 𝗬𝗲𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸, 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 📰🔗 eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/co...

Britain isn’t doomed – we need to get it working again

Decline is not our destiny. Britain can thrive. The challenge is restoring fairness and making our institutions reward contribution

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Nigel Farage pocketed a £5 million Brexit reward. When he promised we would be better off, he clearly only meant himself. 10 years on, it's time to end the chaos and fix our broken relationship with Europe, starting by joining the single market.

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Today, we @libdems.org.uk are announcing our plan for a new Growth and Defence Partnership with the EU, to: ✅️ Join the Single Market ✅️ Join a Customs Union ✅️ Boost growth and cut living costs ✅️ Strengthen European defence to keep Britain safe

Lib Dems to urge Labour to drop ‘torpor and timidity’ on EU and rejoin single market

Exclusive: Ed Davey to make call ahead of 10th anniversary of Brexit vote, in strengthening of party’s position on EU

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It’s time to move forward. It’s time to end the chaos. Today, Ed Davey will set out our plan for a bold new deal with Europe to make Britain richer, safer and stronger.

Guardian Headline reading: Lib Dems to urge Labour to drop ‘torpor and timidity’ on EU and rejoin single market