Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur has called on the Scottish Government to drive down the use of remand as new figures revealed that the cost of a prison place has risen by more than £10,000 per year since 2017.
On the floor of the House of Commons yesterday, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron challenged ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions to urgently review the rules which are hampering farmers being able to access Universal Credit.
Despite declaring a Climate Emergency in 2019, Southwark Council will not achieve net zero by 2030, a damning council document has said.
North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan intervened in a Parliamentary debate to criticise Labour’s damaging plans to impose what has been dubbed the ‘Family Farm Tax’.
Speaking ahead of the Scottish Parliament debating the Budget at Stage 1 tomorrow (Tuesday 4th February), Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
A planning application to build another 500 houses on greenbelt land at Cammo has been refused by the Council's planning committee.
