The stunning Liberal Democrat victory in North Shropshire was one of the largest by election swings (34%) of modern times.
Liberal Democrat Derbyshire County Councillor Ed Fordham has set up a petition rejecting 'the option of closure' on seven care homes homes in the county at Brimington, Bakewell, Sandiacre, West Hallam, Clowne, New Mills and Tibshelf.for the elderly, identified by the authority as needing £27 million spending on them in repairs.
Budget leaves many in Chesterfield worse off The Liberal Democrats have said the Chancellor is "living on another planet" after he claimed in interviews that changes to the Universal Credit taper amount to cutting taxes. Even the Institute for Fiscal Studies says the gap between the "generosity of the furlough scheme and the meanness of our out of work benefit system could hardly be more stark."
Daisy Cooper has said that many aspects of the budget are sorely lacking, including those regarding the NHS, children's education and building fire safety.