Elderly local residents are "outraged and dismayed" by the Conservatives' plans for a 'dementia tax', according to Lib Dem parliamentary candidate Michael Mullaney. He has vowed to fight the plans, which would see the Conservatives take people's homes to pay for their care.
Leicestershire's Lib Dem opposition have urged the ruling Conservative administration to scrap the charges for using the county's domestic recycling centres.
If elected to Parliament at the General Election in June, Liberal Democrat candidate for Bosworth Cllr Michael Mullaney has pledged to work alongside leading charity, Arthritis Research UK to represent the thousands of people in Hinckley and Bosworth living every day with the pain of arthritis.
Over 18,000 schoolchildren in Leicestershire will lose out on free lunches, under plans announced in the Conservative manifesto. Free school lunches for pupils from reception to Year 2 were introduced by the Liberal Democrats in government, but Theresa May now plans to scrap them. The changes would cost families an average extra £480 a year for every child. The Liberal Democrats have called on Conservative candidate David Tredinnick to make it clear whether or not he/she would vote for the plans. Liberal Democrat candidate for Hinckley and Bosworth Cllr Michael Mullaney commented: "This Conservative manifesto shows the nasty party is back. "Margaret Thatcher was known as the milk snatcher, it seems Theresa May will go down as the lunch snatcher. "She is cynically snatching meals away from thousands of children in our area. "Bosworth's Conservative MP David Tredinnick must now say whether he will vote to take away free lunches from the children of hard-pressed families. "The Liberal Democrats
Cllr Michael Mullaney the Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Bosworth has signed the RCN's Pledge to be a Nursing Champion ahead of the General Election on 8th June.
There was a big turnout of Lib Dem supporters at their campaign launch held at Hinckley's New Plough Inn.
We believe everyone deserves high-quality healthcare, accessible when and where it’s needed and free at the point of use.
The Liberal Democrats have laid out a bold and ambitious plan to restore the UK’s natural environment and ensure that everyone can access a clean, healthy, and thriving green space.
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