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MP announces plans to reduce energy bills and slash VAT for St Albans hospitality and attractions

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans and the Lib Dem Treasury Spokesperson, unveiled the party’s plans to slash VAT for hospitality and attractions and reduce people’s energy bills, paid for by a new windfall tax on the big banks.

Posted on 14 November 202525 November 2025

Trailblazer footballer and St Albans City FC manager recognised in Parliament

Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, has tabled a parliamentary motion celebrating the achievements of Frank Soo – the first football player of Asian descent to play for England and a former manager of St Albans City FC – and the Football Association’s decision to award him a posthumous England Cap. Frank Soo played for […]

Posted on 20 October 202525 November 2025

MPs slam Ofcom for letting Royal Mail off the hook, after allowing reduced second-class deliveries

Liberal Democrat MPs Daisy Cooper and Victoria Collins have slammed the postal regulator Ofcom for allowing Royal Mail to abandon second-class deliveries on a Saturday, and cut them back throughout the week. This announcement comes shortly after data showed missed delivery targets in Hertfordshire.

Posted on 30 July 202530 July 2025

12,920 Hertfordshire children at risk of losing SEND support from government changes

12,920 children in Hertfordshire who have EHCPs (Education, Health and Care plans) are at risk of losing support, as it’s rumoured that the Labour government could scrap EHCPs - a legally binding document that outlines a child or young person's special educational needs and the support they are entitled to receive.

Posted on 15 July 202515 July 2025

Minister pledges to explore Daisy’s plan to tackle porous pipes plaguing chalk streams

Daisy’s campaign to require water companies to prioritise their upgrades to porous pipes which contribute to sewage pollution in chalk streams, is one step closer, following a meeting the MP had with the Water and Flooding Minister.

Posted on 11 July 202511 July 2025

MPs slam Royal Mail after local delivery targets missed

Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, and Victoria Collins, MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, have slammed Royal Mail as just 82.8% of first-class deliveries within AL postcodes were delivered on time, and 76.1% in HP postcodes - both well below the 93% target.

Posted on 3 July 20253 July 2025

Daisy’s response to the Spending Review

Responding to the Spending Review in Parliament today (11 June) Daisy Cooper MP for St Albans, and Treasury Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, said:

Posted on 11 June 202511 June 2025

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

My update to constituents who have written to me about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

Posted on 2 June 20252 June 2025

Daisy rolls first bowl of the season to mark triple celebration for Harperbury Bowls Club

Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, rolled the first bowl of the season at Harperbury Bowls Club who have a lot to celebrate in this, their 70th Anniversary year.

Posted on 12 May 202512 May 2025

New rules to stop summer-born children with special educational needs losing a year of school, thanks to MP and local mother’s campaign

An anomaly in education rules - which can result in summer-born children with additional needs missing a year of school - could be one step closer to being fixed, thanks to campaigning by a local mother and qualified solicitor (who wishes to remain anonymous), and Daisy Cooper MP.

Posted on 29 April 202512 May 2025