Getting a GP appointment in Newbury and West Berkshire in incredibly hard, and waiting times for ambulances are putting lives at risk. Lee is championing more investment in GP recruitment and in our ambulance service.
The Conservative government is letting water companies get away with the dumping of sewage in our precious waterways. Lee is demanding a 'Sewage Tax' on water companies to pay to clean up their mess.
The cost of living crisis is causing real hardship for local people and businesses - but the Conservative government are refusing to do what it takes to help. Lee is demanding real action, including a cut to household energy bills funded by taxing the huge profiles of oil and gas companies.
Lee has been a Councillor at West Berks Council since 2005 and beame leader of the Council when the Lib Dems took control in May 2023.
He went to school in Thatcham and Newbury and is a lifelong Thatcham resident, where his family owns a local pub. He was inspired to get into politics by the late Lib Dem MP for Newbury, David Rendel, who represented our area with a passion that Lee would seek to match.
He works for a not-for-profit housing association, who provide homes to those most in need. He is committed to helping those struggling with the current cost of living crisis, and has campaigned to help children on free school meals recieve support over the holiday periods, as well as to help save the local ReadiBus service from Conservative cuts.
Away from politics, he is a keen sports fan, and regularly takes his young children to watch Reading play football. One of his favourite sporting moments was watching his hometown team, Thatcham Town, win at Wembley stadium in the 2018 FA Vase Final.
Yesterday in the House of Commons, Laura Farris MP refused to back a bill to end puppy smuggling, pet theft and live animal exports in the UK.
The West Berkshire & Newbury Liberal Democrats are pleased to announce that Lee Dillon has been selected by the local membership to be the Party's candidate for the Newbury constituency at the next general election.
Leader of the Liberal Democrats on West Berkshire Council Lee Dillon has written to the CEO of Thames Water to demand action to reduce the scale of sewage discharges seen in West Berkshire’s rivers, canals and streams in recent days.
Today is an important opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives to transphobia, and reflect on how we as a society can end this loss of life.
As Liberal Democrats, we have always stood in support of a lasting peace and a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine.
It is vital that we stand up against all forms of Islamophobia, and work together to end religious hatred everywhere.
