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Statement on Assisted Dying Bill (Third Reading)
Bobby Dean MP shares his views on Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, commonly known as the Assisted Dying Bill.
20 Jun 2025
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Sutton
Community unites to restore the Wandle
Following a major oil spill, a Crowdfunder for the South East Rivers Trust has raised over £25,000 to fund urgent pollution tracking and river restoration efforts.
5 Jun 2025
Sutton
£12m for St Helier "a drop in the ocean", say Sutton's Lib Dem MPs
Bobby Dean MP and Luke Taylor MP have issued a joint statement.
4 Jun 2025
Sutton
Bobby Dean MP's campaign to "Save St Helier Hospital" builds momentum
Bobby Dean MP's campaign to save St Helier Hospital is building momentum ahead of meeting with the Health Minister.
20 May 2025
Sutton
Pressure on Prime Minister to act now on crumbling St Helier Hospital buildings amid continuing delays
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was pressed in Parliament by Bobby Dean, MP for Carshalton and Wallington, to take immediate action to protect patient care at St Helier Hospital as it faces a decade-long wait for redevelopment.
20 May 2025
Bobby Dean
Increase support for families to avoid adoption breakdowns
Carshalton & Wallington MP joins calls for more support for adoptive families
16 May 2025
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Lib Dems select Lisa Webster as candidate for Carshalton South & Clockhouse by-election
Local champion Lisa Webster has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Carshalton South & Clockhouse by-election on May 22nd.
16 Apr 2025
Sutton
TfL introduces long term fix for 154 bus after community pressure
Community pressure has led to Transport for London (TfL) taking long-overdue action to improve the reliability of the 154 bus route.
7 Apr 2025
Bobby Dean
Motor Finance Scandal: Thousands of local victims
Thousands of residents in Carshalton and Wallington could have fallen victim to the motor finance scandal, where finance firms unfairly overcharged customers for car loans.
11 Mar 2025
Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean MP Questions Martin Lewis on Effectiveness and Future of Lifetime ISAs
During a Treasury Committee meeting, Bobby Dean MP, Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington, questioned financial expert Martin Lewis on the effectiveness of Lifetime ISAs, raising concerns about their long-term value and fairness.
10 Mar 2025
Sutton
Government Rejects Call to Intervene in Children's Cancer Services Relocation
The Government has declined to intervene in the decision to move the children's cancer services from the Royal Marsden in Sutton to Evelina London Children's Hospital in central London.
10 Mar 2025
Sutton
Demands for compensation after fire leaves 400 Carshalton households without internet and landline for a month
In an open letter, Carshalton Central Liberal Democrat councillors have called for Openreach to provide ‘appropriate compensation’ for the 400 households that lost their internet service for nearly a month.
4 Mar 2025
Poulter Park wins funds to upgrade playground
Lib Dem-run Sutton Council has awarded Poulter Park funding as part of its Neighbourhood Fund scheme.
2 Mar 2023
New crossing installed on Sandy Lane South
A much-needed new crossing has been installed at the junction of Sandy Lane South and Stafford Road.
2 Mar 2023
Remembering The Queen in Oaks Park
Dozens of trees have been planted in Oaks Park in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy initiative.
2 Mar 2023
Free road closures for Coronation parties
Residents can now apply to hold street parties to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III over the May bank holiday weekend.
2 Mar 2023
Carshalton Ponds improvement works
A major project to make improvements to Carshalton ponds will begin this year.
2 Mar 2023
Lib Dems oppose incinerator expansion
Lib Dem-run Sutton Council has opposed an application to expand the amount of waste processed at the Beddington Energy Recovery Facility (ERF).
2 Mar 2023