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St Albans MP challenges Government on train misery as city is named “worst for commuters”

St Albans MP challenges Government on train misery as city is named "worst for commuters"

Posted on 28 March 202328 March 2023

Daisy Cooper MP hails government investigation into ‘under-funding’ of disabled children’s education in Herts as a “big step forward”

After months of campaigning, St Albans MP Daisy Cooper has welcomed a major decision which could mean more money for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Hertfordshire.

Posted on 23 February 20237 March 2023

St Albans MP says quilting group is sew amazing and joins quilters appeal

St Albans MP Daisy Cooper is supporting an appeal for new members to join a local sewing group which has made hundreds of cushions and quilts for hospital patients, refugees and women fleeing domestic violence. Mead Quilters in Wheathampstead are a group of sewing enthusiasts who have been meeting for more than thirty years. Their […]

Posted on 22 February 202322 February 2023

Last few tickets for Dan Snow MBE live in conversation with Daisy Cooper MP

For decades, Dan Snow MBE has lived and breathed history. Just in the last few years alone, he’s been inside Tutankhamun’s tomb, found Shackleton’s lost ship off Antarctica, and been on our TV screens tracking down the best dinosaur fossils ever found in America. His History Hit podcast is one of the most-listened-to history podcasts […]

Posted on 21 February 202321 February 2023

Lib Dems welcome protection for much-loved green space in St Albans

Liberal Democrat councillors in St Albans have welcomed a decision which means a much-loved open space is one step nearer to being preserved. People who live near Gloucester Park have been trying to preserve the land by having it listed as an “Asset of Community Value” (ACV). Cllr Anthony Rowlands and Cllr Jamie Day, […]

Posted on 15 February 202321 February 2023

NHS care beds funding: “Unforgivable” that winter plan being announced in January

Responding to the government announcing £250m to buy care beds as part of a new plan to tackle the NHS winter crisis, Daisy Cooper MP says it's "unforgivable" that these plans are only being announced in January.

Posted on 9 January 202311 January 2023

Constituency office Christmas opening hours

Over the holiday period my office will be working slightly reduced hours. If your query is urgent, the services and links below should be able support you with your immediate needs.

Posted on 20 December 20226 January 2023

St Albans MP celebrates smash success of foodbank fundraiser

Daisy Cooper MP met with staff from St Albans District &Foodbank to celebrate the runaway success of the first part of her Christmas fundraiser appeal, which raised £15,115 for the foodbank.

Posted on 20 December 20226 January 2023

Daisy Cooper and St Albans Lib Dems continue crusade against rail freight interchange

St Albans MP Daisy Cooper has described news that the Conservative-led county council is to formally decide whether to sell land in Park Street that would enable the build of the government-imposed Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) as a “damning indictment” of the government’s approach to local democracy and our greenbelt.

Posted on 21 November 202222 November 2022

Daisy Cooper MP pushes for planning levy law change to save St Albans taxpayers £3m

Daisy Cooper has tabled a bill in Parliament to remove the Government-imposed cap on fees that local authorities are permitted to charge housing developers to process planning applications.

Posted on 17 November 202221 November 2022