Hinckley Liberal Democrat councillor Michael Mullaney has expressed concerns about the likely negative impact of Boris Johnson's new White Paper 'Planning for the Future', which the Conservatives claim will represent the most radical changes to our planning system since the Second World War.
There's been an angry reaction to the decision on Friday by the Leicestershire Conservative County Council's decision to press on with one Unitary authority for all of Leicestershire. This would mean the abolition of the seven district and Boroughs in the county. The meeting supported Tory council leader Nick Rushton writing to the government on behalf of the county council to signal to government their wish to press on with one unitary authority for the county.
The Liberal Democrats are calling for an extension of the Government's furlough scheme until the jobs market is "ready to bounce back" in the wake of "staggering job losses" across the country. With over 3,000 people now relying on Universal Credit in Hinckley and Bosworth, the party claims that extending furlough would help "stop this crisis getting even worse" and protect jobs for the future.
A Hinckley Liberal Democrat councillor has hit out at plans by the Conservative run Council to push on with plans for one Council for Leicestershire.
Liberal Democrats in Hinckley have welcomed the election of Ed Davey as new leader of the party.
Liberal Democrats are urging the Government to continue furlough support until it is safe and extend support to those who have so far been excluded by the Government.
