Responding to the Spring Budget today, Waltham Forest Lib Dems have condemned the Government's plans to increase energy bills as “so out of touch they might as well be on a different planet.”
New research from the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that 548 people were stuck waiting for more than two months before receiving treatment at Barts Health NHS Trust.
Tara Copeland, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Leyton & Wanstead is demanding the Government cancel plans to hike the average household energy bill by £500 in April, and bring in a tax on the “bonanza bonuses” of oil and gas bosses.
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a higher minimum wage for care workers in Waltham Forest, to tackle chronic staff shortages in social care. It comes as the latest figures reveal Waltham Forest has 550 job vacancies in the social care sector, meaning there is a vacancy rate of around 12.2%.
Tara Copeland, captain of the Leyton Orient women’s team, has been chosen by Waltham Forest Liberal Democrats to be their prospective parliamentary candidate for Leyton and Wanstead at the next general election.
375 businesses in Waltham Forest are facing a combined £1,541,896 energy bill increase once Government support is slashed in April, new analysis from the Liberal Democrats has revealed. The analysis shows that the average bill increase per business is likely to be the significant sum of £4,112.
