East Suffolk Liberal Democrats

As the Tory and Labour Leaders dance around their Pro-Brexit handbags and put Party before Country, major Brexiteers plan a quick exit and move their fortunes out of harm's way.

Last September we highlighted the reality of the Brexiteers promises when they promised an easy pain free exit from the EU. As many of us knew it was just us that was going to experience all the pain.

50,000 older people have now died waiting in vain for care during the 700 days since the Government first said it would publish a Care Green Paper.

This is one of the conclusion drawn from a survey just released by Age UK

Amongst the other findings are that:

• over the same period, in excess of half a million older people (626,701) have had their requests for social care refused, and 7,240 older people have had the terrible experience of running down all their savings because of their care bills, leaving them reliant on the state to fund their care in future and with nothing to leave for loved ones after their death;

• In addition, during the same 700 day period, 1,263,844 older people have developed an unmet need, such as being able to wash or dress. This is 1,805 developing an unmet need every day.

Our District Councils handed £35,000 to spend over two years to prepare for a No Deal!

The Government's generosity has no bounds as local councils, struggling to even run just the most basic services are handed derisory payments and told to prepare for the shambles that is the Tory Brexit.

Year upon year the Conservative Government has eroded local government down to the bare bones. Facing huge funding gaps in the most basic of services, it is now being asked to squeeze its budgets for a No Deal Brexit!

Halesworth Bus Services to Norwich and Southwold face cuts

Residents in the Halesworth area, reliant on local bus services to allow them to socialise, get to hospital appointments and other essential appointments are facing the prospect of having to use taxis and depend the goodwill of friends once bus company Konectbus withdraws it service to Norwich from March 31st.

'We are focused on delivering an outcome which betters the lives of British people - whether they voted to Leave or to Remain'.

How the Government responded to the recent Petition:

The Government is clear we will not have a second referendum. We continue to approach cross-party meetings in a constructive spirit, with a commitment to deliver the referendum result.

MUST WATCH: "Reality has hit because there's no plan of what 'leave' meant'.

"This film is very moving, spare a couple of minutes to watch it.."

https://twitter.com/RemainerNow/status/1089882895207014400

James Mellor is from Yorkshire and in 2016 he voted to leave the EU.

He's changed his mind and now he's demanding a #PeoplesVote.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT LEAVES A GAP OF £3 BILLION

The money councils have to provide local services is running out fast and there is huge uncertainty about how they will pay for them into the next decade and beyond. Far from an end to austerity, the Government continues to under fund public services hitting the poorest in society.

Demand Better Than Brexit

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By Tom Brake

Watch our new short film now:

www.libdems.org.uk/better-than-brexit

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We all remember waking up to that awful result two and a half years ago.

We were all braced for uncertainty. But nobody could have predicted how disastrously the wheels came off the Brexit wagon.

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