The guest at these meetings were Maria Eagle MP (Shadow Environment Minister) and Roberta Blackman-Woods MP (Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government).
Maria Eagle MP met with myself and other individuals representing groups involved with the Anti Badger Cull Campaign. She wanted to hear about our experiences on the ground during the Badger Cull Pilot last year. She also spoke to Dr Chris Cheeseman about his research and vast knowledge of Bovine TB and Badgers.
I also met Roberta Blackman-Woods on Thursday to talk about her role as Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government, she listened to Labour Councillors concerns about the Governments planning policy and the threat of losing green fields to housing development.
We also discussed Neighbourhood Plans and their role within local communities and Parish Councils. This was of particular interest to myself as a Parish Councillor, as Whiteshill and Ruscombe are in the process of doing a neighbourhood plan at the moment, Roberta assured me and others at the meeting that the Labour Party fully support Neighbourhood Plans and see them becoming a vital tool for local Councils and communities in the future.
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