Liz Leyshon
@lizleyshon
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Born, bred, lives, works in Somerset. Somerset Councillor for Street, Deputy Leader of the Council.
Street, England
Joined June 2009
Thank you to @LouiseMcKinlay and @lizleyshon for their brilliant contribution to our @LGAcomms Leadership Essentials Finance prog today - really appreciated
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Big changes across Somerset ๐ณ๏ธ Get the full results and latest reaction โก๏ธ https://t.co/9bukePCtFq
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"We're in touch with Anthony Joshua's people." ๐ฅ Ride a bucking bronco? A wing walk?! What ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก Lib Dem leader @EdwardJDavey do next? @lewis_goodall | @GlobalPlayer
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Ed Davey today on his national activity tour. Serving ice cream from a VW camper van in front of Glastonbury Tor.
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Absolutely spot on from @SarahDykeLD - local government finance is broken without fixing Adult Social Care. And that needs a long term political consensus.
In a debate about local government finance yesterday, I called for cross-party unity to find a solution to the funding issue.
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Brilliant to see LibDems nationally supporting local government @EdwardJDavey @markpack @ALDC @libdemlocalgov #worththewait
The Conservatives have cut council finances to the bone and it is local people up and down the country who are paying the price.
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This is absolutely correct and a timely warning; no one knows how much local councils deliver until they stop the services, sell the assets. Then everyone will notice and it will be too late.
๐ฌโThe amount of funding available to councils is out of line with the requirements placed upon themโ ๐๏ธLGAโs @Pete_Marland in todayโs @guardian front page story on @CommonsLUHC report on #localgov funding
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Itโs not just Somerset! Council leaders from all parties have been lobbying MPs to persuade the government of the emergency situation in local government. National problems need national solutions.
Running across @BBCNews @BBCBreakfast @BBCRadio4 @bbc5live this morning: 46 County MPs join our calls for more ยฃ for #localgov to prevent major cuts to services ๐บ WATCH @BBCBreakfast ๐ READ ๐ More than 40 Tory MPs call for extra council funding https://t.co/5lMHHvmDKB
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Join me @SomersetLive's FB page from #Glastonbury this Saturday (January 20) at 10:30am when I'll be speaking to @lizleyshon about new multi-user paths near Tor Sports & Leisure Centre, delivered as part of @GlastonburyTD: https://t.co/JXEsbWXe3g
#LDReporter #Somerset #townsfund
somersetlive.co.uk
11 projects are currently awaiting final approval from the government
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I have joined 32 other county authority leaders (25 Con, 4 LibDem, 2Lab 1 Ind) in writing to Michael Gove warning of the dire financial consequences facing our councils. Councils in England warn of growing financial crisis
bbc.co.uk
Local leaders say more councils in England are at risk of going bust because of a lack of funding.
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WIN FOR @LibDems Somerset Council by-election LibDems 1,247 WIN twice Tory vote 614 yday Imagine this multiplied for the GE. All elections this yr show the trend - WE DO NOT WANT THE TORY PARTY ANYMORE Come on LibDems, reduce that Blue Wall to rubble ๐ https://t.co/3sAsU0B9px
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
The LibDems romped home in a Somerset Council by election yesterday (Thursday, August 10).
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We are proudly flying flags across our offices to support #ArmedForcesDay. ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ #ShowYourSupport #ArmedForcesDay2023 #Taunton #Yeovil #SheptonMallet #Bridgwater Find out more: https://t.co/b9d7hxPT42
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Julie Reader Sullivan @SomersetCouncil & Dr Lynne Sedgemore Chair of the Glastonbury Town Deal Board, are delighted to be presenting today to the Towns Conference in Manchester, hosted by @luhc @Arup to share learning and progress from the 101 towns who are in the #townsfund
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Congratulations to Tina Emery @tina550 on your OBE for services to children and young people with SEND. Richly deserved for your work in Somerset and now all across the country.
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Congratulations @DuncanSharkey on your OBE in the King's first Honours List, for services to the State Funeral last September when CEO of @RBWM. Hope the weekend brings you some time to celebrate with family and friends.
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Online abuse is never acceptable. Never. Thank you to all political leaders at @SomersetCouncil @BillRevans @DJAFothergill @Bridgwater_Lab @JohnHuntTaunton @MartinDimery
#SomersetCouncil Group Leaders have issued a joint statement to draw attention to the #DebateNotHate motion, which was passed at Full Council earlier this year. Read more ๐ https://t.co/QGUtXbwXdb
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