Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex she/her
Mid Sussex
Joined October 2009
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This will be my final post on X until the platform cleans up its act.
I have decided that the platform is failing women, children, and society at large.
You can follow me on Bluesky here: bsky.app/profile/alisonebenn…
📰 In my Middy column this week, I talk about the results of my mobile signal survey, what this has meant for people in Mid Sussex, and what I will be doing to push the government to do better for rural communities.
Have a read here: sussexexpress.co.uk/news/opi…
Last night I presented my petition in the House of Commons calling on the government to think again and turn down any request from West Sussex County Council to delay elections in May.
@itvmeridian ran the story on Good Morning Meridian/Britain this morning.
Tonight in @HouseofCommons I presented my petition on behalf of residents who are meant to be served by @WSCCNews calling on @mhclg to think again by turning down any request to delay elections in West Sussex this May
Cancelling elections makes a mockery of democracy
Alison Bennett retweeted
"The way Ed Davey said it was much better"
Ed Davey challenges Keir Starmer over Trump at #PMQs
Thank you to everyone who signed my petition calling for elections to West Sussex County Council to go ahead in May.
I am presenting it in Parliament this evening.
The government cannot let elections be postponed. It would make a mockery of our democracy.
📶 Well today's Rural Mobile Signal debate in @HouseofCommons was rightly postponed due to world events - including Venezuela
Here is a 📺 update from me
Tell me about your experiences of mobile signal here: alisonbennett.co.uk/signal
📰 In my first Middy column of 2026, I discuss a recent briefing I had with South East Water and the importance of making sure Mid Sussex has a safe and reliable water supply.
Have a read here: sussexexpress.co.uk/news/opi…
Alison Bennett retweeted
Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
Alison Bennett retweeted
🚨 It's time for Starmer to scrap the Trump NHS tax and fix the social care crisis.
ALT IMAGE: Lib Dem Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP Standing infront of an ad van which says: ''Scrap Trump's NHS tax. Fix Social Care''
ALT IMAGE: Lib Dem Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP Driving the ad van that says: MISSING, STARMER'S PLAN FOR SOCIAL CARE, FIX SOCIAL CARE.
ALT IMAGE: Lib Dem Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP pointing at the ad van that says: ''Scrap Trump's NHS tax. Fix social care.
It is clear to me that without urgent steps to get social care properly supported, hospitals and family carers are going to continue to face intolerable strain. Read more in my interview with Care Home Professional.
carehomeprofessional.com/int…
Do you not get mobile signal where you live?
This is a big problem for many people across Mid Sussex and I want to share your experiences in a debate in Parliament in January about mobile connectivity in rural areas.
Please do fill in my survey: digitallibdems.typeform.com/…
The availability of respite care for unpaid carers is being cut back, with nearly a million requests for respite care being denied. The government needs to do better than this. Me quoted in the Express ⬇️
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
It looks likely that next year's local elections will be cancelled in an anti-democratic stitch up between a failing Labour government and a Tory county council that is scared of what an election could mean for them.
Do you agree? Sign my petition: midsussexlibdems.org.uk/camp…
🎄 Merry Christmas everyone!
In my Middy column this week, I talk about everything I have been up to in Mid Sussex during the festive period. Have a read at the Mid Sussex Times.
Have a read here: sussexexpress.co.uk/news/opi…
Things @UKLabour have u turned on since the General Election
✅ Winter Fuel Payment
✅ Welfare Reform
✅ Two child benefit cap
✅ Family Farm Tax
What will they U-turn on next?
16%Employer NICs
44%Business Rates Reform
0%ODA Budget
40%WASPI compensation
25 votes • Final results Alison Bennett retweeted
Thanks to all those who fought so hard to win the family farm tax U-turn… but we keep on fighting!
🚜 Has Christmas come early for Mid Sussex farmers?
Just before Christmas, the government has finally listened, and scaled back plans to hike inheritance tax on farms. A relief for some, but the damage is done. Lib Dems will keep fighting to scrap this unfair tax in full.
ALT A group of Lib Dem MPs standing together on the Mall, holding orange and white protest signs that read “AXE THE FAMILY FARM TAX.” They pose in front of leafless trees on a road, with a green tractor parked behind them. Some people wear coats and scarves.