VOICES wins MP’s Best of Bath Awards 2022
25 February 2022
Local domestic abuse charity VOICES has been recognised for its outstanding contribution working to end violence against women and girls.
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Scrapping of Covid tests: 15,673 people in Bath and North East Somerset to face £500 "tax on caring"
23 February 2022
The Liberal Democrats have warned that the scrapping of Covid lateral flow tests will slap Bath with a £8,373,556 “tax on caring,” with as many as 15,673 residents facing costs of over £500 a year to take regular tests and visit vulnerable relatives.
Conservatives have forgotten 10,469 fraud victims in the Avon and Somerset area
18 February 2022
Bath MP Wera Hobhouse has accused the Government of forgetting victims of fraud in the Avon and Somerset police area after senior Conservative Ministers overlooked fraud and computer misuse offences when making false claims on falling crime.
Scrapping free Covid tests will leave public “flying blind”
16 February 2022
Responding to the news that free PCR and lateral flow tests will be scrapped for everyone next week, Wera Hobhouse, Bath's Liberal Democrat MP said:
Bath Lib Dems fight for residents impacted by the number 6 & 7 bus route changes
9 February 2022
MP Wera Hobhouse and B&NES Council Deputy Leaders Cllrs Richard Samuel and Sarah Warren met with First Bus on the 4th February to find solutions to changes First Bus has made to the routes of the number 6 and 7 buses.
Lib Dems set out cost of living rescue package to save struggling families in Bath almost £1,000
8 February 2022
The Liberal Democrats have set out a “cost of living rescue plan” that would save thousands of struggling families in Bath nearly £1,000 this year.
Bath left lagging behind by the Government’s broken promise on broadband
3 February 2022
Boris Johnson’s promise to provide 85% of homes and businesses in Bath with high-speed broadband by 2025 is set to be broken, local Liberal Democrats can reveal.
Conservatives breaking police officer promise for Bath
1 February 2022
The Conservative Government is failing to deliver the promised 456 police officers for Avon and Somerset Police. Analysis of Home Office statistics by the Liberal Democrats has shown that Avon and Somerset’s officer numbers rose by only 126 in the last year.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
27 January 2022
On Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 I gave this speech to remember all those who were killed during the Holocaust and to reaffirm the need to learn from the atrocities of the past so that we may never repeat them.
Bath MP stands up for low-income households as Government mulls cutting energy efficiency measures
27 January 2022
Bath’s MP and Lib Dem Climate Change Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse has called for clarity from the Treasury over what measures they are taking to ensure that energy efficiency is achieved, particularly for struggling households. Mrs Hobhouse’s call comes as the Government weighs up options to tackle the cost of living crisis with energy prices set to rise sharply in April after the energy price cap increases.