Will Forster MP

@willforster.bsky.social

Liberal Democrat MP for Woking www.willforster.co.uk

As it’s parliamentary recess, I’ve got a summer job at the Domino’s branch in #Woking!

Was fun to make a pizza and chat to the staff. Sadly, Labour’s NICs hike has had such a negative impact on their business.
  P.S: I'm glad pizza making is in the hands of professionals...

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Britain can't wait for an Autumn Budget. The government must drop their red lines, get round the table with our European neighbours to kickstart our economy before it's too late.

Closed storefront with a peeling "CLOSING DOWN SALE" banner and taped cardboard reading "sorry we are now closed," overlaid by a torn-paper headline: "nearly 900 businesses shut their doors every day since January — ONS REPORT," branded with a Liberal Democrats logo.

This is a stark warning: the climate emergency is here, yet the Government moves at a snail’s pace. It's time for a national strategy: funding cool hubs for vulnerable groups, mandating cooling and ventilation in new homes, supporting drought-affected farmers and heat-proofing NHS facilities.

2026: The driest July since records began — bold headline over a close-up of parched, straw-like grass, with an orange "MET WARNING" band at the top and the Liberal Democrats logo at the bottom.

South Western Railway's diesel trains will soon be replaced by electric trains. With cancellations and delays already a big issue on the network serving #Woking, I've asked the Government to ensure that the rollout of new trains doesn't add to the problem.

Residential leasehold has failed in #Woking and across the country. People are living in subpar conditions and being held captive by their leases. I have demanded the Government regulate managing agents to end the con of leasehold.

#Woking has one of the busiest rail aggregate good yards in the country. I have pushed the Government to provide further support for the rail freight industry which would help provide a healthier environment, help build homes, and reduce congestion.

As a result of increasing costs and taxes, high street businesses in #Woking and across the country are struggling. The Government hasn’t done enough to help - if anything, they have made things worse for businesses. I have urged them to act to ensure our high streets thrive.

Even after today's announcement, high street hospitality businesses up and down the country will still be in serious trouble. Andy Burnham should take up our plan to Save our High Streets, with a proper overhaul of business rates, a crackdown on ‘ghost landlords’ and rejuvenating town centres

The Liberal Democrats' plans to boost high streets — VAT cut for hospitality, business rates reform, ghost-landlord crackdown, and an out-of-town levy — shown beside a smiling small-business owner wearing an apron.

The Royal Mail is failing the people of #Woking with delayed letters, causing missed health appointments and important documents to arrive too late. That is why I have called upon the Government to hold Royal Mail accountable with consequences for their delivery failures.

Yesterday, Steve Reed spoke in Parliament about #Woking Council’s debts. Apparently, the Labour Government have written off the entire £2.1 billion. News to me! I've written to him to clarify what he meant - or did he just mispeak?

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McLaren is the largest employer in #Woking - I want to see them expand and grow. I have asked the Government to work on lowering trade barriers between the UK and USA, to help McLaren and car manufacturers sell more cars and employ more people.

Seven Prime Ministers. Nine Chancellors. Ten years. Britain's political instability is holding the country back. If Andy Burnham is serious about changing politics, he should back proportional representation and give every vote an equal voice.

Byfleet in #Woking doesn’t have a doctor’s surgery - meaning local people have to travel on the congested A245 to access basic health facilities. I’ve asked the Health Minister to meet with me so we can work out how to bring health facilities back to Byfleet.

This time last week, I was pleased to hold my regular advice surgery in the Eastwood Leisure Centre in Sheerwater. Good to listen to concerns of #Woking people - and help them battle against failings of the Government, property management companies like FirstPort and others.

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Half of #Woking’s Asian community has Kashmiri heritage, many have raised concerns with me about human rights in Kashmir. That is why this week, I spoke in Parliament calling on the British Government to help bring an end to the communications blackout and lockdown in Kashmir.