Mole Valley Liberal Democrats

Chris Coghlan

Lib Dem MP for Dorking and Horley

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Helen Maguire

Lib Dem MP for Epsom and Ewell

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PRESS RELEASE: Hawks Hill in Fetcham “a danger to cyclists”

PRESS RELEASE: Hawks Hill in Fetcham "a danger to cyclists" Mole Valley Councillor Paul Kennedy has warned that the downhill stretch of the Guildford Road in Fetcham is a "danger to cyclists" after complaining to Surrey County Councilabout the state of the road, which achieves a gradient of 11% on the descent from the A246 junction down to Leatherhead. Cllr Kennedy, who represents Fetcham West on Mole Valley District Council, has called on Surrey Highways to put up a warning sign if it won't fix the road. He said:

19 Oct 2020

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Root and Branch Reform of Local Government?

Do residents want local government rooted in their community or just another branch of central Government?

1 Sep 2020

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Liberal Democrats welcome massive response to draft Local Plan

Timetable extension proposed to allow full consideration We have had a huge response with lots of detailed and thoughtful comments. We'd like to thank residents for taking the time to give us their views.

7 Jul 2020

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Help for Dorking town centre self-isolaters

We are delighted to report that Mole Valley District Council is helping Dorking residents who do not have a parking space and who need to park their cars in the town during the day whilst self-isolating or working from home.

22 Mar 2020

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Future Mole Valley - Leatherhead event cancelled

A reminder that the consultation period for the draft Local Plan finshes on Monday 23rd March.

19 Mar 2020

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Only Lib Dems choose to challenge Government's housing targets

During the run-up to the consultation on Mole Valley's Draft Local Plan, Councillor Stephen Cooksey, Liberal Democrat Leader of Mole Valley, announced his intention to write to the Prime Minister to challenge the hosuing targets imposed by the Government on Mole Valley. The letter draws attention to the comments made by Boris Johnson during the Tory Leadership campaign when he told reporters in Oxshott that "We should not be imposing targets on Councils that they are simply finding it impossible to meet without building on the Green Belt".

9 Mar 2020

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News from Chris Coghlan MP

SEND

Lib Dem MPs welcome accountability for Surrey County Council SEND services with Cllrs Clare Curran and Maureen Attewell stepping down

Lib Dem MPs in Surrey are hopeful that this is the beginning of a process of accountability for Surrey County Council as Cllrs Clare Curran and Maureen Attewell step down from their roles in the Cabinet of the Children, Families and Lifelong Learning

21 May 2025

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Mental Capacity Act

ITV News reports on Fiona's campaign

ITV news reports on Fiona's campaign to amend the Mental Capacity Act in honour of her autistic son, Christopher, whose life we believe could have been saved by this amendment.

21 May 2025

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Mental Capacity Act

Chris honouring maiden speech on ITV News

Eight months ago, in my maiden speech to Parliament, I said that Fiona Laskaris would succeed in changing the law that prevented her saving her autistic son Christopher from murder. I went to Parliament to honour that commitment.

19 May 2025

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Mental Capacity Act

Chris takes ITV News to pressure Government to review Mental Capacity Act

Along with Fiona Laskaris, Jeremy Hunt MP and Jake Richards MP, I met with the Care Minister to discuss our proposed amendment to the Mental Health Bill.

8 May 2025

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SEND

Chris talks taxpayer cost of Surrey County Council's failings on BBC Radio Surrey

At the start of April, I spoke with BBC Radio Surrey to highlight the ongoing crisis in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) services.

15 Apr 2025

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Thames Water

Thames Water Announces £37 Million Investment in Mole Valley

Earlier this month, Thames Water announced a £37 million investment across Mole Valley aimed at tackling sewage flooding in the River Mole, as well as homes and gardens.

15 Apr 2025

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Children & Families

A digital world fit for the next generation

For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.

VC

by Victoria Collins

15 Mar 2026

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Defence

Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that

If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.

ED

by Ed Davey

14 Mar 2026

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Mental Health

Whole-Person Mental Health: Care, Choice, Community, and Combatting Populism

The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.

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by Danny Chambers

14 Mar 2026

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