Mid Sussex Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats have announced they will freeze rail fare increases for Mid Sussex commuters and season ticket holders for the next five years, while fixing the broken fares and ticketing system. A Liberal Democrat government would cancel the 2.8% rail fare increase planned for December 2019 and freeze Mid Sussex commuter fares and season tickets for the entirety of the next five years.

David Inglesfield, Chair of the Haywards Heath branch started AGM proceedings with a video of Jo Swinson's
campaign launch to set the scene for local branch activities over the forthcoming General Election
campaign weeks. With just 4 weeks left, there is so much for people to get involved with and be part
of.

With widespread plastic pollution in our oceans and rapidly melting ice caps, urgent policies are required to improve our environment and to slow down climate change. Join us to hear Baroness Kate Parminter and Robert Eggleston on why this is an "environmental election", Tuesday 3rd December at East Court in East Grinstead.

We want to hear your stories and why you have decided to switch from Labour and the Tories to join the Lib Dem movement. Please contact us with your stories at info@midsussexlibdems.org.uk

75,000 people have joined our party as members and supporters in recent months... and many of them are also former Labour or Conservative members! They have joined the Liberal Democrats as the biggest movement fighting to stop Brexit and build a Brighter Future for Britain.

Robert Eggleston, parlimentary candidate for Mid Sussex, spent a rewarding day in East Grinstead on Saturday meeting with residents and the local community. It was a great opportunity to talk about our Build a Brighter Future manifesto, address key issues and discuss how the Liberal Democrats can make a real difference in Mid Sussex. Thanks to everyone who came along to talk to Robert and the rest of the team!

This week we are delivering Robert Eggleston's flying start leaflet, which lets you know more about his campaign, and why he's running to be Mid Sussex's next Lib Dem MP. You can download a copy of the leaflet here.

Calling all Mid Sussex Liberal Democrats.

If you're supporting the Liberal Democrats in the upcoming general election and would like to help make the campaign the biggest and most successful of our time, then please sign up to help us get Robert Eggleston elected to represent Mid Sussex in parliament and be one of the great number of seats the Liberal Democrats intend to win.

A very big thank you to everyone who supported Nick Chapman and the Liberal Democrats in the Franklands By-election. The result was as follows, with changes in vote shares from May this year:

Conservatives 458 48% change -4%

Nick Chapman:
Liberal Democrats 359 37% change +11%

Greens 82 9% change -6%

Labour 50 6% change -1%

Robert Eggleston, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Mid Sussex calls for a new plan to save the high street

National store closures reached a five year high in the first half of 2019 with 2,868 closures. It represents a 6.5% increase from 2018 and continues a trend that has been running for several years. Restaurant closures are running at 18 per week.

Mid Sussex District Council has launched a consultation on Site Allocations for additonal housing. This has a significant impact on Burgess Hill, and the Lib Dem Led Burgess Hill Town Council conducted a public meeting on Monday 13th October to enable residents to see the documents, ask questions, and find out how to respond to the consultation.