Liberal Democrat campaigners in Hinckley and Bosworth are calling on the Chair of a new 'Levelling Up' taskforce, who is a Leicestershire MP, to ensure that Leicestershire finally gets the fairer funding it deserves.
The next meeting of Leicestershire County Council taking place on Wednesday 2nd December will see a motion brought by Hinckley Lib Dem County Councillor Michael Mullaney calling for action to help ensure Care workers are paid the Real Living Wage.
Hinckley Liberal Democrats have today called on the Chancellor to "level the playing field" to help small high street shops compete with internet giants in the run up to Christmas.
Bosworth Liberal Democrats have unveiled the team that will run the local party for the coming year. Bosworth Lib Dems held their Annual General Meeting recently and the well attended meeting held on Zoom elected a new Chairman and team of officers.
The Liberal Democrats have warned that Bosworth's Conservative MP has massively let down people in rural parts of the area for voting against measures to protect high food quality and animal welfare standards.
With the country about to go into lockdown for another month two local councillors have signed a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequor Rishi Sunak urging him to test run Universal Basic Income pilots as a way of supporting people through the pandemic.
