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Alison's Monday Mail

The Grooming Gangs Inquiry

Last week in Westminster, in the news and online there has been a lot of conversation about the horrifying crimes of child sexual abuse, and how we as a country go about investigating, prosecuting and preventing these atrocities from taking place.

13 Jan 2025
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Alison on The South Downs
Alison's Monday Mail

The Social Care Foxtrot

In recent years, I haven’t watched Strictly as avidly as I used to, but I have seen enough to know that the steps of a foxtrot are slow, slow, quick, quick, slow. It struck me last week that this is akin to how Labour have been approaching their reforms..

6 Jan 2025
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Alison Bennett MP and Team next to their office Christmas tree, while wearing Christmas jumpers
Alison's Monday Mail

Alison Bennett's Monday Mail: Plans Change

Next week the Monday Mail will be enjoying a mince pie induced snooze, ready to return on Monday 6th January. One thing I have learnt about Parliament, is that you start the day having one plan, and by the end of it, something entirely different has...

23 Dec 2024
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Alison with CarersUK
Alison's Monday Mail

Alison Bennett's Monday Mail: Is Love Enough?

On Tuesday I met Charlotte and Caitlin who are two of the young adult carers who wrote and perform the Christmas single ‘Love is Enough’. All funds raised from downloads and streams will go to the Carers Trust and Bath Philharmonia, so do consider...

15 Dec 2024
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Alison near Burgess Hill Clinic
Mid Sussex Times

Winterproofing the NHS: Why Action Can’t Wait

In her weekly column for the Mid Sussex Times, Alison Bennett Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, shares her concerns about how the NHS will fare this winter, and the importance of taking up the vaccines on offer.

12 Dec 2024
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UK Lib Dem news

Satellite in orbit
Science & Technology

A New Hope for the Space Industry

Space is no longer science fiction – it underpins our economy, security, and daily lives. Our new policy will renew the National Space Strategy, support UK spaceports and hubs, and designate space as a strategic industry.

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23 Sep 2025
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Migration

Building a Fair Asylum System

The UK’s asylum system is failing, leaving people fleeing conflict stuck in temporary housing, unable to work, and separated from their loved ones. Our new policy gives practical solutions to clear up the broken system left by the Conservatives.

LS
23 Sep 2025
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Science & Technology

A Liberal Vision for Digital Rights

The Online Safety Act was meant to protect people, yet its flawed implementation risks undermining privacy, free expression, and secure communication. Our new policy addresses our concerns and fights for a digital future where rights are protected.

VC
23 Sep 2025
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