Alison Bennett

Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex
she/her

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

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: https://t.co/PAlJWzhP6u

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

📰 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: https://t.co/cR1pvjQedY

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

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.

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

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

[Max Kendix @MaxKendix]

Exc: 17 councils covering 3.5m people have so far indicated they want their elections to be delayed.
- Thirteen of these Labour-controlled
- At least 24 councils will not ask for a delay
- Dozens undecided ahead of deadline next Thursday
- Only 20 of 63 councils have sent letters

[Liberal Democrats @LibDems]

"The way Ed Davey said it was much better"

Ed Davey challenges Keir Starmer over Trump at #PMQs

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

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.

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

We know what happens when a US President ignores international law. My friend Charles Kennedy understood what was at stake in 2003 when he stood against the Iraq war.

Unlike the Labour government, we will not look the other way.

[Liberal Democrats @LibDems]

Donald Trump is a bully - Britain should be standing up to him.

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

📶 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: https://t.co/wcfDJY6qSJ

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

📰 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: https://t.co/9ONnFszZgC

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

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.

[Liberal Democrats @LibDems]

🚨 It's time for Starmer to scrap the Trump NHS tax and fix the social care crisis.

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

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.

https://t.co/WzxmRnC6zp

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

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: https://t.co/JfkgMJOemi

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

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 ⬇️

https://t.co/otDXJ2PW2U

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

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: https://t.co/5ZGvxekm2V

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

🎄 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: https://t.co/tIZtvvAqA8

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

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?

[Tim Farron @timfarron]

Thanks to all those who fought so hard to win the family farm tax U-turn… but we keep on fighting!

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

🚜 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.