I'm Liz Leffman, your prospective MP

I've been a Liberal Democrat for over 20 years. All that time, I have steadfastly believed that our country needs a radical change in political direction. Not long ago , I realised that I can play a part in creating that change, which is why I am standing for Parliament.

I have spent all my working life in business, most recently working for myself. I'd like more people like me to be in Parliament, as I believe that we need a much broader range of skills and experience among our MPs.

Here in Meon Valley, I work alongside my Lib Dem colleagues, campaigning for the things that you tell me matter to you. I'm working to get more NHS dentists, for a better bus service for our rural communities, and to prevent our area from being swamped by huge new housing estates.

Part of Meon Valley is currently in the Winchester constituency, so I'm working alongside Winchester Lib Dem MP Mark Oaten, attending surgeries, and helping with local issues wherever I can.

It's going to be a very close contest between me and the Conservatives here. If like me you believe that it is time for real change at Westminster, then I'd love to hear from you. Together, we can make a difference!

Wickham Labs plan infringes National Park Boundary Sun 10th Jan 2010 Liz Leffman, prospective Lib Dem MP for Meon Valley, has written to the Planning Inspector to object to the appeal lodged by Wickham Laboratories on the grounds that the proposed building falls within the boundary of the new South Downs National Park.
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Anger as Whiteley grinds to a halt in snow Wed 6th Jan 2010 Liz Leffman, Prospective MP for Meon Valley, and Vivian Achwal, Lib Dem Councillor for Whiteley, have slammed Hampshire County Council after yesterday's snow caused chaos on Whiteley's only access road. The Council eventually opened the bus gate on Yew Tree Drive to relieve the situation, but did not inform anyone of this move, leaving motorists stranded and many forced to walk home and abandon their cars.

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Leffman welcomes NHS dentist promises Tue 5th Jan 2010 The Interim Chief Executive of NHS Hampshire, Richard Popplewell, has written to Prospective Lib Dem MP Liz Leffman with the promise of a new mobile NHS dentist surgery to cover Bishops Waltham, East and West Meon and Wickham. The mobile facility will be attached to a hub service in Winchester.
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Liz joins local police on the beat Mon 7th Dec 2009 Liz Leffman, Meon Valley's prospective Lib Dem MP, has recently been out twice on patrol with local police teams in the Waterlooville, Horndean and Clanfield area. Her aim has been to meet local police officers and to see at first hand the challenges they face in our area.
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Liz joins Climate Change march Sat 5th Dec 2009 Liz Leffman joined fellow climate campaigners at the national climate change march in London on Saturday Dec 5th. The march was intended to lobby world leaders to take action at the Copenhagen summit to drastically reduce carbon emissions.
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Liz re-launches "Bus Back Tonight" campaign following Tue 20th Oct 2009 Liz Leffman is re-launching her campaign to get evening bus services reinstated in the Meon Valley villages, because Hampshire County Council has ignored the pleas of hundreds of people who signed a petition two years ago when the service was cut.
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Success for campaigners as speed restrictions implemented Mon 5th Oct 2009 Liz Leffman and the local Lib Dems have learned that Hampshire County Council have finally agreed to implement safety measures to stop speeding on Yew Tree Drive, close to Whiteley Primary School, following a long campaign and evidence from a vehicle activated speed detector.
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Why must Whiteley wait? asks Liz Leffman Thu 17th Sep 2009 Exactly one year ago, Liz Leffman and a group of Whiteley residents presented a petition to Hampshire County Council, asking for key distributor roads in and out of Whiteley to be opened in order to ease traffic congestion in the village. One year on, the roads remain closed except for buses, and the report on a computer modelling study conducted by independent traffic consultants last October still has not been released.

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Inspector slams Hedge End SDA proposals Wed 16th Sep 2009 Winchester City Council's strategy for the proposed development of 6,000 houses at Hedge End has been described as "unsound" by the planning inspector, following an advisory visit between August 24th and 28th.
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Policy pledges are 'good news' for Hampshire's young people Thu 10th Sep 2009 A Liberal Democrat pledge to help almost 900,000 young unemployed people find work is good news for Hampshire, says Prospective MP Liz Leffman.
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