The illegal smuggling of puppies and other pets is one of the cruellest practices imaginable. Vulnerable animals are often bred in appalling conditions, torn from their mothers too young, and crammed…
Last week was a momentous week for Parliament and the country, and I expect that Friday’s vote on the Assisted Dying (End of Life) Bill will be one of the most important decisions I will take whilst…
Many of my constituents have written to me about the Private Member’s Bill that Kim Leadbeater tabled: ‘Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill’ and I know many more are deeply interested in this.…
A letter from Alison Bennett to constituents regarding Gaza, November 2024
In her weekly column, Alison Bennett, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex celebrates Brighton and Sussex Medical School’s twenty year anniversary.
I spent time on Tuesday joining the farmers’ protests and meeting Mid Sussex farming families. The farmers who came to meet me wanted to tell me why they are so fearful and angry about Labour's…
Last weekend, I had the privilege of joining an incredible community event at the Triangle Leisure Centre in Burgess Hill. Organised by PCaSO and the Burgess Hill District Lions, it brought together…
Building on my comments in last week’s email about the impact of increases to Employers’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs), this week I continued to speak to those impacted in the sector, and…
We have just commemorated Remembrance Day and honoured those who made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedom and our democratic way of life. In 2024, the stability that they fought to…
Today is Armistice Day. Over the last two weeks I have been honoured to attend a number of Remembrance events, both locally in Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and Lindfield, and in Parliament....
