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Daisy heralds law change as a โ€œvictory for taxpayers and common senseโ€

After a two and a half year long campaign, Daisy Cooper MP has heralded a proposed change in the law to stop taxpayers from having to subsidise big developers as a โ€œvictory for taxpayers and common sense.โ€

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Daisy calls on community to support St Albans charity taking lifesaving medical aid to Ukraine

Daisy Cooper MP has launched an appeal for local community groups to raise funds for a local charity that is taking lifesaving medical aid to the frontline in Ukraine.

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Daisy accuses Post Office bosses of putting โ€œcart before the horseโ€ in fight to save St Peterโ€™sย Streetย Post Office branch

In a fiery public meeting in Parliament,ย Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, slammed Post Office bosses for inviting expressions of interest from sub-postmasters to take over some of the post office services at risk of closure, without actually telling the sub-posters, MPs or public what services they would be required to provide.

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Daisy Cooper MP responds to government announcement of delay to new hospital at Watford General Hospital

โ€œThis is a massive blow to patients and NHS staff in our area. The previous Conservative government promised us, the people of West Hertfordshire, that we would get a new A&E hospital at Watford General and even claimed that it was fully funded. We can now see that those claims were nothing more than lies.

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Daisy Cooper MP fights for Hertfordshire charities against governmentโ€™s โ€˜jobs taxโ€™

Earlier this week, Daisy once again called for charities to be spared from the governmentโ€™s planned hike to employersโ€™ National Insurance Contributions (NICs), highlighting the impact on local organisations.

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Hertfordshire urgently needs community-led planning and protection from free-for-all development

Reacting to the government announcing new planning rules on Thursday 12 December, Daisy Cooper has called on them to "stop ignoring local communities".

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Daisy Cooper slams Post Office HQ for failure to engage on closure threat

Daisy Cooper MP met Post Offices bosses in Parliament and slammed their failure to properly inform her, St Albans residents, the district council or the branch staff about possible changes to the Crown Post Office on St Peter's Street, St Albans.

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As Lib Dem Council hit landmark moment on Local Plan, Daisy Cooper MP demands immediate government shield from free-for-all-developments

In a letter to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 29 November 2024, Daisy Cooper MP demanded that the government urgently step in to enable St Albans District Council to use their Draft Local Plan to shield from speculative developments on greenbelt areas. Read this letter in full:

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MPs issue rallying cry for community to back Small Business Saturday

Local MPs Daisy Cooper and Victoria Collins are calling on local communities to turn out in big numbers to support Small Business Saturday, on Saturday 7th December. Both are backing the nationwide campaign run by Small Business Britain to showcase the success of small businesses and encourage people to โ€œshop localโ€.

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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: my open letter to St Albans constituents

Thank you for writing to me about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. I am incredibly grateful to the many hundreds of constituents who have written to me over the last few weeks to share their experiences and voice their support or opposition to this Bill. Many of the emails have been incredibly […]

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