Victoria is the new MP for Harpenden & Berkhamsted in Westminster. Elected as our MP in July 2024, she is already hitting the ground running, campaigning for our area representing Harpenden, Berkhasted, Tring and our villages.
Living in the area, Victoria is campaigning to bring local issues to the national stage from improving health and social care provision, to stopping sewage in our chalk streams and supporting local businesses. As the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Science, Innovation and Technology she is also campaigning for Online Safety and driving ethical AI innovation.
Victoria Collins, has backed calls for closer ties with Europe to help ease cost-of-living pressures on local families and businesses still facing the impact of Brexit and rising global instability.
Victoria Collins, has warned that uncertainty surrounding Labour’s leadership is delaying decisions being taken on the future of Thames Water, risking urgent action required to protect local waterways and internationally rare chalk streams.
Responding to the Budget (26 November), Victoria Collins MP criticised the Government for failing to deliver the investment and change needed for cost of living support in Harpenden, Berkhamsted, Tring and surrounding villages.
Victoria Collins MP is concerned for local residents as GP waits of over two weeks reach record high. Appointments in Herts Valley have had waits over 28 days increase by 135% to 69,684 compared with five years ago.
Many hospices are under severe financial strain. In 2024, one in five hospices had to cut services. The Government’s hike in Employer National Insurance contributions have added £34 million in costs, pushing the sector to the brink.
Victoria Collins MP for Harpenden & Berkhamsted has called for cigarette-style health warnings on social media apps and a ‘doomscrolling cap’ for young people, as part of a comprehensive new plan to protect under-18s from addictive social media.
After years of neglect, our local councils are in financial survival mode. The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to move past emergency bailouts and deliver a sustainable future for local government.
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
