Ali Newcombe, Author at Daisy Cooper

Daisy Cooper MP says the Education Secretary has to go – now

Many people, including me, will be sad but not surprised that Sir Kevan is standing down. The education recovery commissioner resigned in a row over the Government’s £1.4bn catch-up fund for children – just a tenth of the £15bn package that Sir Kevan proposed.

Posted on 8 June 20213 March 2022

Time’s running out for hundreds of EU citizens in St Albans says Daisy Cooper MP

The St Albans MP is calling for all EU citizens in the UK to be given the automatic right to stay, as figures reveal that 390 people living in St Albans are still waiting for the Home Office to process their applications.

Posted on 28 May 20213 March 2022

St Albans Liberal Democrats take control of council after local election triumph

The Liberal Democrats will run St Albans City and District Council as the majority party after winning five additional seats in the local elections on 6 May.

Posted on 8 May 20213 March 2022

Daisy Cooper MP slams passing of Fire Safety Bill and describes fire safety as a ‘national scandal of epic proportions’

This week the fire safety bill passed into law despite Liberal Democrat attempts to persuade the Conservative Government to fix the bill or let it fall and introduce a better version in the next Queen’s speech.

Posted on 3 May 20213 March 2022

Daisy Cooper MP joins initiative to tackle catalytic converter thefts in St Albans hotspot

Daisy Cooper MP joined an event run by the British Transport Police (BTP) to learn first-hand how St Albans residents can tackle the theft of catalytic converters from their cars.

Posted on 29 April 202123 June 2022

Daisy Cooper MP cuts ribbon for junior school’s new playground

A long-awaited new playground at Maple Primary School in St Albans has been officially opened by Daisy Coope

Posted on 26 April 20213 March 2022

Daisy Cooper MP calls for central government to intervene over Luton airport expansion

Daisy Cooper, the MP for St Albans, has called in parliament for an application by Luton Airport to increase passenger numbers to 19 million a year to be ‘called in’ for scrutiny by central government.

Posted on 28 March 20213 March 2022

Minister pledges to monitor vaccine supplies after GPs report St Albans centre running at one-third capacity

The Government’s minister for vaccine deployment has pledged to monitor the supply to St Albans after Daisy Cooper MP secured a meeting with him and local GPs running the Batchwood Hall vaccination centre.

Posted on 15 March 202123 June 2022

Government must compensate frontline workers with long-Covid

Daisy Cooper MP is urging the Government to recognise ‘long Covid’ as an occupational disease and to launch a compensation scheme for frontline workers living with the condition.

Posted on 1 March 20213 March 2022

Vaccination team at Batchwood wins national recognition for ‘amazing work’

Daisy Cooper, the MP for St Albans, has joined Matt Hancock, the health and social care secretary, in thanking and congratulating ‘Club Batchwood’ for being one of the best-performing vaccination centres in Britain.

Posted on 15 February 20213 March 2022

Author: Ali Newcombe