I'm representing @libdems this Sunday, 18 May, on BBC Politics Midlands, presented by Elizabeth Glinka.

Also appearing on the show are Paulette Hamilton, MP for Birmingham Erdington and Ben Adams, Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

We will be discussing the continuing bin strikes in Birmingham, the state of maternity services in the UK and the Assisted Dying Bill, which was debated on Friday in parliament.

The programme will be broadcast on BBC1, 10:00 - 10:30 in the Midlands

If you can't watch it live, you can catch up on the BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dk0y

#bbcmtd #PoliticsMidlands #Solihull #SolihullLibDems #WMLibDems #Politics #Midlands #BBC #Birmingham #BinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike #MaternityServices #AssistedDying

When are service reductions not 'cuts' and when is a government bail out 'not a loan'?

Councillor Ade Adeyemo challenges the Conservatives on likely cuts to council services and the £48.273M government EFS bail out, without which #SolihullCouncil could not balance its books.

Solihull was one of 18 councils who applied for emergency government bailout agreements and were given Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) in February to stave off bankruptcy and help meet their legal duty to balance their books in the next two financial years (2025/26 and 2026/27).

Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) enables councils to take out loans to pay for day-to-day services. The government has said councils will not be able to dispose of community and heritage assets to repay the loans.

Liberal Democrats are concerned that EFS could load the struggling council with further debt and costs in the future and undermine future capital programmes.

https://youtu.be/RoC-r-fA5oE

#Solihull #LibDems #EFS #Cuts

📍: Olton Reservoir Upstream Drawdown Sluice
ℹ️: sluice
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/52.4349172186881/-1.80292154606573
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/46061485191

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📍: Spill weir foot bridge
ℹ️: footbridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4350882274794&mlon=-1.80303846106163#map=17/52.4350882274794/-1.80303846106163
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/46061485191

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #olton #solihull #warwickrd #warwickrdolton #westmidlands #unitedkingdom #greatbritain #chilternrailways #bridge #railwaybridge #bridgeno207 #tree #trees #canalrivertrust #private #railwayarch #noparking

📍: Aqueduct 1, River Cole Aqueduct
ℹ️: aqueduct
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4008398431613&mlon=-1.85151033422161#map=17/52.4008398431613/-1.85151033422161
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/6860657800

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #greatbritain #duck #unitedkingdom #ducks #canals #shirley #mallard #worcestershire #westmidlands #solihull #stratfordonavoncanal #majorsgreen #solihulllodge

#SWBrumEVENTS – WOOFS ‘25 🐾
INFO/REGISTER:👉 https://bvoices.uk/4giRV3C

📅 Sunday 16th March 2025
🕚 From 11am
📍 Brueton Park - #Solihull
👤 All welcome
ℹ️ A pop-up village full of challenges and opportunities to spoil your pup 🐶

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#StBasils
#WOOFS25
#Homelessness
#Doggies
#DogLovers
#Birmingham
#BirminghamUK

#SWBrumEVENTS – WOOFS ‘25 🐾
INFO/REGISTER:👉 https://bvoices.uk/4giRV3C

📅 Sunday 16th March 2025
🕚 From 11am
📍 Brueton Park - #Solihull
👤 All welcome
ℹ️ A pop-up village full of challenges and opportunities to spoil your pup 🐶

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#B31VoicesSupportingLocal
#StBasils
#WOOFS25
#Homelessness
#Doggies
#DogLovers
#Birmingham
#BirminghamUK

#SWBrumEVENTS – WOOFS ‘25 🐾
INFO/REGISTER:👉 https://bvoices.uk/4giRV3C

📅 Sunday 16th March 2025
🕚 From 11am
📍 Brueton Park - #Solihull
👤 All welcome
ℹ️ A pop-up village full of challenges and opportunities to spoil your pup 🐶

_

#B31VoicesSupportingLocal
#StBasils
#WOOFS25
#Homelessness
#Doggies
#DogLovers
#Birmingham
#BirminghamUK