I was delighted to be re-elected Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Milton Keynes Council last night for the 4th year in a row. It is a great honour and privilege. I would also like to congratulate my new Deputy Leader, Cllr Ric Brackenbury, on his election.

Thanks to every one of the 1801 people who voted for Rosemary Snell in the Council election last Thursday. Sadly this wasn’t enough to win this year. Ric Brackenbury and I remain as your local councillors in Campbell Park and Old Woughton Ward. The Lib Dem Focus team will continue its work all year round […]

After elections to Milton Keynes Council the Council remains ‘hung’ with Labour just the biggest party, and the Lib Dems unchanged on 12 seats. Number of seats: Labour                23 (-2) Conservatives    22 (+4) Lib Dems            12 (-) UKIP                      0 (-1) Vacant                    0 (-1)

I would like to congratulate my ward colleague, Derek Eastman, on being re-elected to represent Newport Pagnell South ward. The full results are:- Derek Eastman (LD) 2,328 Christopher Wardle (Cons) 1,938 Paul Day (Lab) 1,006 Richard Shaw (UKIP) 765 Peter Edwards (Green) 334

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is getting used to defending himself over broken pledges. So he was thrilled to get a very warm welcome at a massive rally on Monday afternoon. As soon as he came out on stage at Westminster’s Central Hall, the deputy prime minister was greeted by huge cheers and applause by […]

I have reported this broken fence in London Road, Newport Pagnell, to the Council for repair. Please let me know of any others.

Liberal Democrat local priorities include: * Build more affordable homes to buy and rent * Improve our bus services * Protect the most vulnerable from austerity cuts * Encourage business to come to MK * Get more GPs for MK * Protect our environment * Support our voluntary sector

I am absolutely delighted that my ward colleague, Cllr Derek Eastman, as been reselected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Newport Pagnell South Ward in the local elections on the 7th May. The same day as the General Election. This is really good news for local residents as Derek Eastman has an excellent track record […]

Following the circulation of an “In Touch” leaflet informing Woolstone residents of “proposals from the new Labour administration to build houses on two of Woolstone’s green spaces”, I asked the Labour Cabinet member the direct question as to whether this is true.  The answer was “Nothing is happening with these sites”. I asked a further […]

I have got the Council to erect two new streets signs for North Square, Newport Pagnell, which have been missing for some time. If you know of any missing or damaged street signs please let me know and I will aim to get them repaired or replaced.