'North Shropshire has some of the longest hospital waits and worst bus services in the entire country.'
Helen tabled a motion that highlights the serious challenges facing countryside areas and calls for the creation of a dedicated Minister for Rural Communities.
The Lib Dem MP wants to see a new role to tackle issues hitting rural areas hardest such as the ambulance and social care crises, fuel and energy costs in the countryside and support for farming communities. She has since been made the Lib Dem spokesperson for Levelling Up and has highlighted how the Government policy has so far neglected rural areas despite them suffering from many of the worst services in the country.
“From ambulance delays and energy costs to transport cuts and pressure on farmers, it is rural communities that are being hit the hardest by almost every crisis facing the UK.
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