The Government’s handling of local government reorganisation and devolution is in complete chaos. The previous cancellation of the elections was a total disgrace. And I fear they’re not done yet.
Two weeks after the Mayoral elections were put back by two years, the Labour government is now asking councils if we want to delay county, district and unitary elections as well.
I was running for Mayor because I and my Lib Dem colleagues want to get things moving: improving our environment, delivering growth, getting more affordable homes, tackling the challenges of our health system and fixing our transport. And I still do.
Winchester MP teams up with Hampshire Mayor candidate Martin Tod to harness local business insights on the economy
Martin Tod went to see the first of 146 new Winchester City Council homes at Cala Homes’ Kings Barton development, marking another step forward in the council’s plans to provide 1000 new homes in the district by 2032.
The Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Martin Tod, is urging rural businesses to respond to a new parliamentary inquiry into the impact of devolution on rural areas.