The Liberal Democrats have called for a return to proper local health services, after new figures revealed a fall in the number of GPs in Eastleigh while patient numbers rise.
Responding to the Spring Budget today, Eastleigh's Lib Dems have condemned the Government's plans to increase energy bills as “so out of touch they might as well be on a different planet.”
Liz Jarvis, the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Eastleigh, is demanding the Government cancel plans to hike the average household energy bill by £500 in April, and bring in a tax on the “bonanza bonuses” of oil and gas bosses.
Analysis of official Home Office data by the Liberal Democrats revealed that just 76, or 2%, of domestic burglaries in Hampshire resulted in a criminal charge or summons in the first three quarters of 2022. Across the country, the figure was a dismal 4%.
Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Liz Jarvis has slammed Southern Water after thousands of homes across Eastleigh, Southampton and Winchester were left without water due to an issue at the Otterbourne supply works.
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a higher minimum wage for care workers in Eastleigh, to tackle chronic staff shortages in social care. It comes as the latest figures reveal Hampshire has 3,504 job vacancies in the social care sector.
