Rural Communities

This working group is producing a consultation paper for Spring Conference 2027 and the final paper will be ready for Autumn Conference 2027.

The remit of this group is to review the party’s policies on Rural Communities, and make updated proposals which communicate our values of liberty, equality, democracy, community, internationalism and environmentalism in a way which helps secure the election of as many Liberal Democrats as possible, at local, regional and national level, in order to promote our vision of society.

The group's full remit is set out here.

Members of the Group:

• Cllr Edward Molyneux (chair)
• Tim Farron MP
• Sarah Dyke MP
• Baroness Grender
• Phil Bennion
• Mackenzie Gregory
• Andrew Emmerson
• Cllr John Howson
• Cllr Amber Thomas
• Jo Foster
• Cllr Charlotte Fitzgerald
• Janie Orr
• Wayne Bennett
• Jonnie Beddall
• Cllr Emily Smith
• Stephen House
• Richard Parish CBE
• Mark Valladares
• Marc Morgan Huws
• Alexandra Ankrah
• Matthew Green
• Will Chakawhata