Sarah launched a text poll on tuition fees. Describing tuition fees as an unfair tax on students, Sarah said “Tuition fees will be one of the key issues to many at the forthcoming General Election. Many people are now suffering horrendous levels of debt because of Labour’s broken promise on this issue.” The Liberal Democrats are committed to scrapping tuition fees. To pay for free higher education they will introduce a 50p tax rate on incomes over £100,000....
Sarah has been unanimously re-selected by Brent Liberal Democrats to fight the next General Election. You can read the news story on this over at the BELD website. Sarah said she would be campaigning for a renewed mandate from the electorate of Brent East on local issues such as civic neglect, neighbourhood policing, housing problems and post office closures. Her efforts would continue in the House of Commons tackling ID cards, detention without trail and student tuition fees....
It was a busy Commons week for Sarah last week. Not content with appearing in Hoggart’s Sketch…Sorry…Questioning the Prime Minister over a serious funding shortfall caused by the actions of Government, Sarah was also speaking up for Family Doctor services in Brent East on Opposition Day. Speaking of the impact of the Governments 48-hour first appointment target for GPs on the forward planning of appointments, Sarah said that despite repeated assurances from Brent PCT that there would be no impact, patients were experiencing problems....
How do you know you’ve made it as an MP? When Simon Hoggart features you in his Sketch. It had taken our Sarah a little over a year to gain such acceptance. It was after her performance in Prime Ministers Question Time last week Simon welcomed her into the fold. “Prime minister’s questions, and the Liberal Democrat Sarah Teather rose to speak. She is very short and is the youngest of all MPs, but she is also pretty tough....
Dividends from Polidex for week ending Sunday 14, November 2004 MP: Sarah Teather Full shares: 268 Additional shares: 1 Increase: 0% Profit: euro0.00 Total profit this week: euro0.00 New total value: euro1,395.66