Following the US strategy, #Starmer must address the nation. The UK needs a Great Reform Act to protect its democracy, a resilience budget for civil protection /our armed forces & the use of Russia's frozen assets to support Ukraine @lordrennard.bsky.social www.libdemvoice.org/starmer-must...

A message from Hong Kong: "Since 2020, when Beijing imposed the National Security Law on Hong Kong, life in our city has changed beyond recognition. Freedoms we once took for granted—the right to speak openly, to gather in protest, to write without fear—have been steadily stripped away". See more:

My Lib Dem conference message on defence - with Helen Maguire MP, Richard Foord MP & Edward Lucas: "Rather than spending on expensive armaments programmes that may never come to pass, the UK must prioritise fixing what we have & what can be done quickly" www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Read my latest article, which charts the way forward if our British armed forces are to be sufficiently prepared to deter Putin's further aggression within a 2-3 year time frame.

With Trump now trying to sell out Ukraine to clear the path for a US-Russian economic partnership, the time has come for our leaders to come to their senses and to see that the U.S. under Trump is no real ally anymore. Read my analysis www.libdemvoice.org/ukeurope-mus...

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I was delighted to greet former #Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen at her House of Lords presentation this morning. Her speech emphasised growing friendly Taiwan-UK ties at a time of growing challenges facing liberal democracies. The people of Taiwan should be left to chart their own future!

See my article today about the establishment of the UK's first home-grown far-right PAC. There is an urgent need for new safeguards to our electoral system. Labour must legislate immediately, not 2026! www.libdemvoice.org/no-time-to-w...

"The so-called negotiation between Trump & Putin about Ukraine seems increasingly about shamelessly taking advantage of a devastated & weakened country to arrange a division of spoils". Read my latest take! And give all support for Ukraine to fight back! www.libdemvoice.org/trumps-steal...

It is clear Trump administration wanting to bully their neighbours, no matter at what cost. Well done to Zelensky to hold his head high and not submit to this bullying tactics. Europe, it is time for you to take the lead. #standwithukraine