Alison Bennett
@alisonebennett.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex she/her
It was a pleasure to hold a 'Taste of Sussex' event in Parliament today - along with some of my fellow Sussex Liberal Democrat MPs, John Milne and James MacCleary.
Mid Sussex's own J Cocoa supplied an excellent sweet treat.
It was great to see so many local businesses represented.
Mid Sussex's own J Cocoa supplied an excellent sweet treat.
It was great to see so many local businesses represented.
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
It was a pleasure to hold a 'Taste of Sussex' event in Parliament today - along with some of my fellow Sussex Liberal Democrat MPs, John Milne and James MacCleary.
Mid Sussex's own J Cocoa supplied an excellent sweet treat.
It was great to see so many local businesses represented.
Mid Sussex's own J Cocoa supplied an excellent sweet treat.
It was great to see so many local businesses represented.
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.
Every year, we remember the millions of people who were systematically murdered in the Holocaust.
Their stories remind us of our responsibility to ensure the world never returns to those horrors.
Every year, we remember the millions of people who were systematically murdered in the Holocaust.
Their stories remind us of our responsibility to ensure the world never returns to those horrors.
January 27, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.
Every year, we remember the millions of people who were systematically murdered in the Holocaust.
Their stories remind us of our responsibility to ensure the world never returns to those horrors.
Every year, we remember the millions of people who were systematically murdered in the Holocaust.
Their stories remind us of our responsibility to ensure the world never returns to those horrors.
Great to spend time last Friday with GPs and staff from the Sidney West practice in Burgess Hill, understanding more about the pressures they face looking after their patients.
January 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Great to spend time last Friday with GPs and staff from the Sidney West practice in Burgess Hill, understanding more about the pressures they face looking after their patients.
I recently signed a cross-party letter, organised by my Lib Dem colleague Steve Darling MP, calling on the government to finally do the right thing for WASPI women and bring forward compensation proposals.
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I recently signed a cross-party letter, organised by my Lib Dem colleague Steve Darling MP, calling on the government to finally do the right thing for WASPI women and bring forward compensation proposals.
📰 In this week’s Monday Mail, I discuss the impact of excessive screen time on child development, my thoughts regarding recent global events as well as some recommendations that have passed the 'mum test'.
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Naming reality
Hello, and welcome…
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January 26, 2026 at 2:56 PM
📰 In this week’s Monday Mail, I discuss the impact of excessive screen time on child development, my thoughts regarding recent global events as well as some recommendations that have passed the 'mum test'.
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Alison Bennett
It's time to get serious about funding defence.
Everyone is saying we 'must do more' but it's all talk.
Our plan to issue bonds for funding defence will raise £20bn and give our allies the reassurance that Britain is serious about defending Europe.
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Everyone is saying we 'must do more' but it's all talk.
Our plan to issue bonds for funding defence will raise £20bn and give our allies the reassurance that Britain is serious about defending Europe.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Let public by war bonds to raise £20bn for defence, say Lib Dems
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says the bonds would
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January 25, 2026 at 8:50 AM
It's time to get serious about funding defence.
Everyone is saying we 'must do more' but it's all talk.
Our plan to issue bonds for funding defence will raise £20bn and give our allies the reassurance that Britain is serious about defending Europe.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Everyone is saying we 'must do more' but it's all talk.
Our plan to issue bonds for funding defence will raise £20bn and give our allies the reassurance that Britain is serious about defending Europe.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plumpton College in Sussex has pledged £500k to support skills and training for the English wine industry.
During the week, I asked a Labour MP if he agreed that we need to build on this so that we have people with the right skills to support one of our rural success stories.
During the week, I asked a Labour MP if he agreed that we need to build on this so that we have people with the right skills to support one of our rural success stories.
January 24, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Plumpton College in Sussex has pledged £500k to support skills and training for the English wine industry.
During the week, I asked a Labour MP if he agreed that we need to build on this so that we have people with the right skills to support one of our rural success stories.
During the week, I asked a Labour MP if he agreed that we need to build on this so that we have people with the right skills to support one of our rural success stories.
I was on BBC Sussex's breakfast show this morning discussing the government's cancellation of local elections.
It's a farcical decision and flies in the face of democracy.
You can listen to the full interview on BBC sounds playback from 7:10am.
It's a farcical decision and flies in the face of democracy.
You can listen to the full interview on BBC sounds playback from 7:10am.
January 23, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I was on BBC Sussex's breakfast show this morning discussing the government's cancellation of local elections.
It's a farcical decision and flies in the face of democracy.
You can listen to the full interview on BBC sounds playback from 7:10am.
It's a farcical decision and flies in the face of democracy.
You can listen to the full interview on BBC sounds playback from 7:10am.
The stronger our ties to our European partners are, the better.
Cutting-edge organisations based in Mid Sussex such as CSL Behring and Roche Diagnostics have had a harder time doing business since Brexit.
We should be doing everything we can to negotiate a bespoke customs union.
Cutting-edge organisations based in Mid Sussex such as CSL Behring and Roche Diagnostics have had a harder time doing business since Brexit.
We should be doing everything we can to negotiate a bespoke customs union.
January 23, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The stronger our ties to our European partners are, the better.
Cutting-edge organisations based in Mid Sussex such as CSL Behring and Roche Diagnostics have had a harder time doing business since Brexit.
We should be doing everything we can to negotiate a bespoke customs union.
Cutting-edge organisations based in Mid Sussex such as CSL Behring and Roche Diagnostics have had a harder time doing business since Brexit.
We should be doing everything we can to negotiate a bespoke customs union.
📰 In my Middy column this week, I discuss the recent water crisis in Sussex and Kent, and what this exposes about the fragility of our water supply and the failures of our water companies.
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/opinion...
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/opinion...
January 22, 2026 at 1:39 PM
📰 In my Middy column this week, I discuss the recent water crisis in Sussex and Kent, and what this exposes about the fragility of our water supply and the failures of our water companies.
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/opinion...
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/opinion...
South East Water's handling of, and reaction to, the situation across Sussex and Kent over recent weeks has been woeful.
Surely item one of their job description is to ensure tap water reaches households?
Surely item one of their job description is to ensure tap water reaches households?
January 20, 2026 at 8:01 PM
South East Water's handling of, and reaction to, the situation across Sussex and Kent over recent weeks has been woeful.
Surely item one of their job description is to ensure tap water reaches households?
Surely item one of their job description is to ensure tap water reaches households?
Hundreds of people have been in contact with me to share their concerns about excessive screen time for children.
Anna, a child development doctor in Mid Sussex, sees children every day that have been harmed.
It seems the govt. is going in the right direction, I will keep pushing for change.
Anna, a child development doctor in Mid Sussex, sees children every day that have been harmed.
It seems the govt. is going in the right direction, I will keep pushing for change.
January 20, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Hundreds of people have been in contact with me to share their concerns about excessive screen time for children.
Anna, a child development doctor in Mid Sussex, sees children every day that have been harmed.
It seems the govt. is going in the right direction, I will keep pushing for change.
Anna, a child development doctor in Mid Sussex, sees children every day that have been harmed.
It seems the govt. is going in the right direction, I will keep pushing for change.
📰 In this week’s Monday Mail, I discuss how the internet and social media is a double-edged sword, as well as what my party are doing to keep children safe online.
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Alison Bennett's Monday Mail: Social media and me
Alison shares more information on the Liberal Democrat policy for social media for under 16s, and how parents have been reacting
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January 20, 2026 at 12:16 PM
📰 In this week’s Monday Mail, I discuss how the internet and social media is a double-edged sword, as well as what my party are doing to keep children safe online.
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
A pleasure to speak at Carers Trust's and the APPG for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers's report launch of our inquiry into barriers faced by young adult carers in accessing higher education, employment or training.
We must do better by them. That's good for them and it's good for the country.
We must do better by them. That's good for them and it's good for the country.
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
A pleasure to speak at Carers Trust's and the APPG for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers's report launch of our inquiry into barriers faced by young adult carers in accessing higher education, employment or training.
We must do better by them. That's good for them and it's good for the country.
We must do better by them. That's good for them and it's good for the country.
This week in my Middy column, I talk about the outrageous possibility that West Sussex County Council might request to delay elections, and the government might say yes.
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January 16, 2026 at 7:30 AM
This week in my Middy column, I talk about the outrageous possibility that West Sussex County Council might request to delay elections, and the government might say yes.
www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Watching the Jenrick Press Conference:
Really hoping a journalist asks him in the manner of Mrs Merton:
"What was it about losing the Tory leadership contest that helped you realise that the Tories had broken Britain?"
Really hoping a journalist asks him in the manner of Mrs Merton:
"What was it about losing the Tory leadership contest that helped you realise that the Tories had broken Britain?"
a woman with glasses is sitting in a crowd and says " what first attracted you to the millionaire paul daniels "
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January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Watching the Jenrick Press Conference:
Really hoping a journalist asks him in the manner of Mrs Merton:
"What was it about losing the Tory leadership contest that helped you realise that the Tories had broken Britain?"
Really hoping a journalist asks him in the manner of Mrs Merton:
"What was it about losing the Tory leadership contest that helped you realise that the Tories had broken Britain?"
Yesterday I met the Minister for Housing, Matthew Pennycook, to discuss the challenges in our retirement housing sector - including McCarthy Stone's properties in Mid Sussex.
We need to go further if we are to have a sector that is able to support our aging population in a way that is fair.
We need to go further if we are to have a sector that is able to support our aging population in a way that is fair.
January 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Yesterday I met the Minister for Housing, Matthew Pennycook, to discuss the challenges in our retirement housing sector - including McCarthy Stone's properties in Mid Sussex.
We need to go further if we are to have a sector that is able to support our aging population in a way that is fair.
We need to go further if we are to have a sector that is able to support our aging population in a way that is fair.
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Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
With East Grinstead in Mid Sussex District still without water, it's beyond time for South East Water to change its leadership.
I called for the CEO to resign in December, and we Lib Dems reiterated the need for change again at PMQs today.
I called for the CEO to resign in December, and we Lib Dems reiterated the need for change again at PMQs today.
South East Water has failed again, leaving parts of Kent & Sussex without water since Saturday.
Bosses are accused of misleading Parliament over their failures.
Will the Government strip their licence?
Bosses are accused of misleading Parliament over their failures.
Will the Government strip their licence?
January 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
With East Grinstead in Mid Sussex District still without water, it's beyond time for South East Water to change its leadership.
I called for the CEO to resign in December, and we Lib Dems reiterated the need for change again at PMQs today.
I called for the CEO to resign in December, and we Lib Dems reiterated the need for change again at PMQs today.
🗳️ We want our county council elections to go ahead in May🗳️
That’s why yesterday I went to West Sussex County Hall in Chichester to demand that the Conservative administration do not accept Labour’s invitation to postpone local elections for a second year in a row.
That’s why yesterday I went to West Sussex County Hall in Chichester to demand that the Conservative administration do not accept Labour’s invitation to postpone local elections for a second year in a row.
January 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🗳️ We want our county council elections to go ahead in May🗳️
That’s why yesterday I went to West Sussex County Hall in Chichester to demand that the Conservative administration do not accept Labour’s invitation to postpone local elections for a second year in a row.
That’s why yesterday I went to West Sussex County Hall in Chichester to demand that the Conservative administration do not accept Labour’s invitation to postpone local elections for a second year in a row.
Today I challenged the Water Minister to look at a duty to cooperate for neighbouring water authorities, following outages over the weekend.
South East Water's response to the situation has been woeful.
Please visit my Facebook page for fuller updates on the situation.
South East Water's response to the situation has been woeful.
Please visit my Facebook page for fuller updates on the situation.
January 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Today I challenged the Water Minister to look at a duty to cooperate for neighbouring water authorities, following outages over the weekend.
South East Water's response to the situation has been woeful.
Please visit my Facebook page for fuller updates on the situation.
South East Water's response to the situation has been woeful.
Please visit my Facebook page for fuller updates on the situation.
My Monday Mail returns for 2026.
It feels to me like everything is happening everywhere all at once - both in world affairs and for the South East's fresh water supply.
You can read my weekly newsletter here ⬇️
It feels to me like everything is happening everywhere all at once - both in world affairs and for the South East's fresh water supply.
You can read my weekly newsletter here ⬇️
Alison Bennett's Monday Mail: Everything, everywhere, all at once
Everything, everywhere, all at once - part one
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January 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
My Monday Mail returns for 2026.
It feels to me like everything is happening everywhere all at once - both in world affairs and for the South East's fresh water supply.
You can read my weekly newsletter here ⬇️
It feels to me like everything is happening everywhere all at once - both in world affairs and for the South East's fresh water supply.
You can read my weekly newsletter here ⬇️
📰 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: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/opinion...
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/opinion...
January 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
📰 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: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/opinion...
Have a read here: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/opinion...
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.
@ITVMeridian ran the story on Good Morning Meridian/Britain this morning.
January 8, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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.
@ITVMeridian ran the story on Good Morning Meridian/Britain this morning.
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.
I am presenting it in Parliament this evening.
The government cannot let elections be postponed. It would make a mockery of our democracy.
January 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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.
I am presenting it in Parliament this evening.
The government cannot let elections be postponed. It would make a mockery of our democracy.