Alison Bennett
@alisonebennett.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex she/her
At last week's #PMQs I pushed the PM to say what his plans are to urgently get people home from hospital but are stuck there because of our failing social care system...
...he had no decent answer
...he had no decent answer
The Prime Minister’s reply dodges the crisis facing our hospitals: blocked beds, limited social care, and services overwhelmed.
Reforms in 2026 won’t help patients stuck this winter, action is needed right now.
@AlisonEBennett.bsky.social
Reforms in 2026 won’t help patients stuck this winter, action is needed right now.
@AlisonEBennett.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
At last week's #PMQs I pushed the PM to say what his plans are to urgently get people home from hospital but are stuck there because of our failing social care system...
...he had no decent answer
...he had no decent answer
The ASGSF is a lifeline for adoptive children and their families.
I pressed a Minister on it's importance. While he agreed that a 5% breakdown rate is too high, he failed to recognise the crucial role the ASGSF plays.
I’ll keep pushing the government to reverse its cuts.
I pressed a Minister on it's importance. While he agreed that a 5% breakdown rate is too high, he failed to recognise the crucial role the ASGSF plays.
I’ll keep pushing the government to reverse its cuts.
December 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The ASGSF is a lifeline for adoptive children and their families.
I pressed a Minister on it's importance. While he agreed that a 5% breakdown rate is too high, he failed to recognise the crucial role the ASGSF plays.
I’ll keep pushing the government to reverse its cuts.
I pressed a Minister on it's importance. While he agreed that a 5% breakdown rate is too high, he failed to recognise the crucial role the ASGSF plays.
I’ll keep pushing the government to reverse its cuts.
Yesterday morning I visited Keymer Hall, a new care home on Kings Way in Burgess Hill.
I even got the chance to try out the 'dementia bus', which attempts to replicate the experience of people living with the disease.
I even got the chance to try out the 'dementia bus', which attempts to replicate the experience of people living with the disease.
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Yesterday morning I visited Keymer Hall, a new care home on Kings Way in Burgess Hill.
I even got the chance to try out the 'dementia bus', which attempts to replicate the experience of people living with the disease.
I even got the chance to try out the 'dementia bus', which attempts to replicate the experience of people living with the disease.
I don't want to see the IB stop at Varndean because of short sighted government cuts.
The Argus has written up last week's visit to Downing Street where we presented a petition to save the IB.
Read more here: www.theargus.co.uk/news/2565538...
The Argus has written up last week's visit to Downing Street where we presented a petition to save the IB.
Read more here: www.theargus.co.uk/news/2565538...
Government cut threatens vital international study route for teenagers
A college in Sussex has warned its International Baccalaureate (IB) program could become 'unviable' after a government decision to cut funding.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I don't want to see the IB stop at Varndean because of short sighted government cuts.
The Argus has written up last week's visit to Downing Street where we presented a petition to save the IB.
Read more here: www.theargus.co.uk/news/2565538...
The Argus has written up last week's visit to Downing Street where we presented a petition to save the IB.
Read more here: www.theargus.co.uk/news/2565538...
📰 In this week’s Monday Mail, I chat about my PMQ, the impact of delayed hospital discharges on locals hospitals, and how Reform now see the Lib Dems as their biggest rival in next year's Sussex mayoral election.
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Alison Bennett's Monday Mail: The Origins of a PMQ
A visit to the pathology lab at the Royal Sussex Hospital, and the problems of bed blocking
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December 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
📰 In this week’s Monday Mail, I chat about my PMQ, the impact of delayed hospital discharges on locals hospitals, and how Reform now see the Lib Dems as their biggest rival in next year's Sussex mayoral election.
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Today is #WorldAIDSDay
We all have a role to play in stopping HIV. By raising awareness, supporting prevention, and ensuring access to treatment, we can achieve zero new transmissions.
#WorldAIDSDay #EndHIV #HIVAwareness
We all have a role to play in stopping HIV. By raising awareness, supporting prevention, and ensuring access to treatment, we can achieve zero new transmissions.
#WorldAIDSDay #EndHIV #HIVAwareness
December 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today is #WorldAIDSDay
We all have a role to play in stopping HIV. By raising awareness, supporting prevention, and ensuring access to treatment, we can achieve zero new transmissions.
#WorldAIDSDay #EndHIV #HIVAwareness
We all have a role to play in stopping HIV. By raising awareness, supporting prevention, and ensuring access to treatment, we can achieve zero new transmissions.
#WorldAIDSDay #EndHIV #HIVAwareness
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The tide is turning. Even the Telegraph is now admitting the damage the Brexit deal has done to the economy.
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The tide is turning. Even the Telegraph is now admitting the damage the Brexit deal has done to the economy.
I was in Tesco in #BurgessHill this morning with Mayor Stuart Condie helping with the Fareshare Winter Food Collection for our local foodbanks and the BH Pantry.
Thank you to everyone who is doing their bit to help those who won't have enough this winter. Your generosity means so much.
Thank you to everyone who is doing their bit to help those who won't have enough this winter. Your generosity means so much.
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I was in Tesco in #BurgessHill this morning with Mayor Stuart Condie helping with the Fareshare Winter Food Collection for our local foodbanks and the BH Pantry.
Thank you to everyone who is doing their bit to help those who won't have enough this winter. Your generosity means so much.
Thank you to everyone who is doing their bit to help those who won't have enough this winter. Your generosity means so much.
I spent yesterday morning packing boxes with the team at Haywards Heath Town Council for their 'Leave No One Behind at Christmas' campaign.
These gifts will be delivered to those in Mid Sussex who need support and a reminder that our community values them.
These gifts will be delivered to those in Mid Sussex who need support and a reminder that our community values them.
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I spent yesterday morning packing boxes with the team at Haywards Heath Town Council for their 'Leave No One Behind at Christmas' campaign.
These gifts will be delivered to those in Mid Sussex who need support and a reminder that our community values them.
These gifts will be delivered to those in Mid Sussex who need support and a reminder that our community values them.
📰 In this week's Middy column, I talk about UK Parliament Week and some of my recent visits to schools and colleges in Mid Sussex.
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politic...
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politic...
Political Opinion with Alison Bennett MP: It's UK Parliament Week
In her weekly column, Alison Bennett, MP for Mid Sussex, chats about UK Parliament Week and some recent school visits.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
📰 In this week's Middy column, I talk about UK Parliament Week and some of my recent visits to schools and colleges in Mid Sussex.
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politic...
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politic...
Thank you to Burgess Hill Library for displaying some of the winners and highly commended artwork from my 2025 Christmas card competition.
The display has now moved to Haywards Heath Library, where you will be able to visit it from today.
The display has now moved to Haywards Heath Library, where you will be able to visit it from today.
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Thank you to Burgess Hill Library for displaying some of the winners and highly commended artwork from my 2025 Christmas card competition.
The display has now moved to Haywards Heath Library, where you will be able to visit it from today.
The display has now moved to Haywards Heath Library, where you will be able to visit it from today.
There is an entire hospital's worth of people in beds across University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust who are well enough to go home.
But they can't because there is no social care package in place.
So, today at PMQs, I asked the PM how he plans to get these people home for Christmas.
But they can't because there is no social care package in place.
So, today at PMQs, I asked the PM how he plans to get these people home for Christmas.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
There is an entire hospital's worth of people in beds across University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust who are well enough to go home.
But they can't because there is no social care package in place.
So, today at PMQs, I asked the PM how he plans to get these people home for Christmas.
But they can't because there is no social care package in place.
So, today at PMQs, I asked the PM how he plans to get these people home for Christmas.
Today's #budget must set things right by British farmers.
The government has repeatedly dealt blows to those who put food on our tables.
I will be listening keenly in the House of Commons today... and will keep pushing hard if the budget doesn't deliver what Farmers deserve.
The government has repeatedly dealt blows to those who put food on our tables.
I will be listening keenly in the House of Commons today... and will keep pushing hard if the budget doesn't deliver what Farmers deserve.
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Today's #budget must set things right by British farmers.
The government has repeatedly dealt blows to those who put food on our tables.
I will be listening keenly in the House of Commons today... and will keep pushing hard if the budget doesn't deliver what Farmers deserve.
The government has repeatedly dealt blows to those who put food on our tables.
I will be listening keenly in the House of Commons today... and will keep pushing hard if the budget doesn't deliver what Farmers deserve.
Every week I send out my 'Monday Mail', an email newsletter that looks at a few highlights from the previous week.
If you are interested in finding out more about what I get up to locally and in Parliament as MP for Mid Sussex, please sign up here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/newsletter
If you are interested in finding out more about what I get up to locally and in Parliament as MP for Mid Sussex, please sign up here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/newsletter
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November 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Every week I send out my 'Monday Mail', an email newsletter that looks at a few highlights from the previous week.
If you are interested in finding out more about what I get up to locally and in Parliament as MP for Mid Sussex, please sign up here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/newsletter
If you are interested in finding out more about what I get up to locally and in Parliament as MP for Mid Sussex, please sign up here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/newsletter
I visited the pathology lab at the Royal Sussex County Hospital on Friday, met the team, and learned about their work.
Then, I sat down with Andy, Chief Executive of the Trust, to discuss the current situation in our local NHS and what positive changes are being made.
Then, I sat down with Andy, Chief Executive of the Trust, to discuss the current situation in our local NHS and what positive changes are being made.
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I visited the pathology lab at the Royal Sussex County Hospital on Friday, met the team, and learned about their work.
Then, I sat down with Andy, Chief Executive of the Trust, to discuss the current situation in our local NHS and what positive changes are being made.
Then, I sat down with Andy, Chief Executive of the Trust, to discuss the current situation in our local NHS and what positive changes are being made.
On Friday, I visited CAE to learn more about the great work they are doing in Burgess Hill.
CAE's simulators provide training for commercial and private flights, as well as training pilots across the armed forces. I even got to land a plane in one of their simulators!
CAE's simulators provide training for commercial and private flights, as well as training pilots across the armed forces. I even got to land a plane in one of their simulators!
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
On Friday, I visited CAE to learn more about the great work they are doing in Burgess Hill.
CAE's simulators provide training for commercial and private flights, as well as training pilots across the armed forces. I even got to land a plane in one of their simulators!
CAE's simulators provide training for commercial and private flights, as well as training pilots across the armed forces. I even got to land a plane in one of their simulators!
📰 In this week’s Monday Mail, I discuss the civil war in Sudan and why something must be done, the upcoming Budget and what voters are really thinking about political parties right now.
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Alison Bennett's Monday Mail: Sudan
Sudan
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November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
📰 In this week’s Monday Mail, I discuss the civil war in Sudan and why something must be done, the upcoming Budget and what voters are really thinking about political parties right now.
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
📰 In last week's Middy column, I discussed the current crisis facing the BBC and what needs to be done to protect it.
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politic...
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politic...
Political Opinion with Alison Bennett MP: Why our broadcasters and local press still matter
In her weekly column, Alison Bennett, MP for Mid Sussex, discusses the current crisis facing the BBC, and what needs to be done to protect it.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
📰 In last week's Middy column, I discussed the current crisis facing the BBC and what needs to be done to protect it.
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politic...
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politic...
This morning I delivered the 'Save Our IB' petition to the Prime Minister, along with MP colleagues and IB school leaders.
The government's decision to cut funding is wrong. The IB is a world-class qualification that everyone should have the opportunity to study.
#SavetheIB
The government's decision to cut funding is wrong. The IB is a world-class qualification that everyone should have the opportunity to study.
#SavetheIB
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This morning I delivered the 'Save Our IB' petition to the Prime Minister, along with MP colleagues and IB school leaders.
The government's decision to cut funding is wrong. The IB is a world-class qualification that everyone should have the opportunity to study.
#SavetheIB
The government's decision to cut funding is wrong. The IB is a world-class qualification that everyone should have the opportunity to study.
#SavetheIB
Sickness rates amongst drivers on Thameslink services are causing cancellations.
Long NHS waiting lists mean that, to tackle this, GTR are having to pay for private healthcare.
So I asked a Transport Minister if he thinks this is a good use of ever-increasing rail fares.
Long NHS waiting lists mean that, to tackle this, GTR are having to pay for private healthcare.
So I asked a Transport Minister if he thinks this is a good use of ever-increasing rail fares.
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Sickness rates amongst drivers on Thameslink services are causing cancellations.
Long NHS waiting lists mean that, to tackle this, GTR are having to pay for private healthcare.
So I asked a Transport Minister if he thinks this is a good use of ever-increasing rail fares.
Long NHS waiting lists mean that, to tackle this, GTR are having to pay for private healthcare.
So I asked a Transport Minister if he thinks this is a good use of ever-increasing rail fares.
On Monday evening I spoke about Parkinson's in Parliament.
@parkinsonsuk and it's local branches do fantastic work to alleviate the pains and strains of this terrible disease.
But there's more to do, the state of care in the UK is not good enough and the government must act.
@parkinsonsuk and it's local branches do fantastic work to alleviate the pains and strains of this terrible disease.
But there's more to do, the state of care in the UK is not good enough and the government must act.
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
On Monday evening I spoke about Parkinson's in Parliament.
@parkinsonsuk and it's local branches do fantastic work to alleviate the pains and strains of this terrible disease.
But there's more to do, the state of care in the UK is not good enough and the government must act.
@parkinsonsuk and it's local branches do fantastic work to alleviate the pains and strains of this terrible disease.
But there's more to do, the state of care in the UK is not good enough and the government must act.
Over 1,000 men were screened for prostate cancer at an event in Burgess Hill last week organised by the PCaSO Prostate Cancer Support Organisation and the Burgess Hill Lions.
Please get tested and visit your GP if something doesn't seem right:
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Please get tested and visit your GP if something doesn't seem right:
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/community/bu...
Burgess Hill landmark as 50,000 PSA tests for prostate health carried out by charity
Scores of men’s lives in Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset are thought to have been saved thanks to a prostate health screening programme run by charity volunteers.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Over 1,000 men were screened for prostate cancer at an event in Burgess Hill last week organised by the PCaSO Prostate Cancer Support Organisation and the Burgess Hill Lions.
Please get tested and visit your GP if something doesn't seem right:
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/community/bu...
Please get tested and visit your GP if something doesn't seem right:
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/community/bu...
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We've put together some highlights from @annadixonmp.bsky.social's debate this afternoon on ‘Inequalities faced by unpaid carers’ for #CarersRightsDay.
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featuring @wendychambld.bsky.social & @alisonebennett.bsky.social
an important debate on an important day!
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featuring @wendychambld.bsky.social & @alisonebennett.bsky.social
an important debate on an important day!
#carersrightsday #carersrightsday #carers #carersrightsday2025 #unpaidcarers | Centre for Care
Anna Dixon MP led a debate today in the House of Commons on ‘Inequalities faced by unpaid carers’ for #CarersRightsDay.
In her opening statement, and throughout the debate, there was reference to th...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We've put together some highlights from @annadixonmp.bsky.social's debate this afternoon on ‘Inequalities faced by unpaid carers’ for #CarersRightsDay.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
featuring @wendychambld.bsky.social & @alisonebennett.bsky.social
an important debate on an important day!
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featuring @wendychambld.bsky.social & @alisonebennett.bsky.social
an important debate on an important day!
I proudly wore an orange flower crocheted by Hassocks' WI in Parliament for the UN's 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
It was great to see many Lib Dem colleagues wearing these brooches during PMQs too.
We must do more to end violence against women and girls.
It was great to see many Lib Dem colleagues wearing these brooches during PMQs too.
We must do more to end violence against women and girls.
November 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I proudly wore an orange flower crocheted by Hassocks' WI in Parliament for the UN's 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
It was great to see many Lib Dem colleagues wearing these brooches during PMQs too.
We must do more to end violence against women and girls.
It was great to see many Lib Dem colleagues wearing these brooches during PMQs too.
We must do more to end violence against women and girls.