Last year saw a record amount of post-Brexit Irish passport applications in the UK last year, with almost a quarter of a million people living in the UK applying. It's clear that the public want freedom of movement - it's time for the Government to take action.

🚴‍♂️ Yesterday I cycled from Thame to Haddenham with local councillors, the Mayor of Thame and campaigners to show support for the Thame–Haddenham Greenway. Great momentum behind a safe, green route linking our communities. 🌿

LondonCentric report on Labour cancelling the Lambeth Country Show

There's been a definite decline in support for Reform following the Nathan Gill conviction and racism allegations against Farage

Buzzed: Lambeth cancels the Country Show — and its carefully worded press release raises more questions than answers www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/12/lamb... "The optics of preserving ticketed events while shelving the borough’s most popular free one are... challenging"

Three fantastic Liberal Democrat wins last night in Watford, Devon and Torridge, including a stinking GAIN from the Conservatives, with Reform failing to take the seat. Huge congratulations to the amazing campaign teams on the ground!

When the SNP first came to power in 2007, in a single month, only a handful of people waited over 12 hours at A&E. It hardly ever happened. Despite the best efforts of staff, that figure has now increased by 63,325%.

I was so proud to work with the amazing charity @kalayaan.org.uk this week on a motion to change the visa to help overseas domestic workers escape abuse.

Christmas has come early in Winkleigh. Another stonking win against the Conservatives, our fourth gain in Geoffrey Cox's Devon seat this year.

It was the absolute highlight of my week to work with @kalayaan.org.uk to get this motion passed to help overseas domestic workers. Thanks to Labour and Greens for supporting.

The silent majority of British people are crying out for politicians to come up with practical solutions on immigration. That means recruiting more caseworkers, getting the backlog down, letting asylum seekers work and pay their way and creating safe and legal routes for refugees.

Another GAIN for the LIB DEMS from the Conservatives & beating Reform U.K. …AGAIN! #LibDems 🔶🔶🔶🔶🔶

BY ELECTION RESULT Watford DC, Tudor ward LD: 821 - 52.6% (+4.3) RefUK: 433 - 27.2% (+17.8) Con: 148 - 9.3% (-10.5) Lab: 111 - 7% (-16.4) Grn: 77 - 4.8% (new) Lib Dem HOLD. Huge congratulations to new Cllr Callum Robertson!

I am very concerned by the news that councils across the country that are due to have elections next year have received letters asking them whether they would consider cancelling them. I asked the Secretary of State for the content of those letters and assurances that elections will go ahead.

The Tories botched Brexit deal has left us £90 billion worse per year. The Lib Dems have a plan for a Customs Union with the EU that would bring around £25 billion to the economy. The Lib Dems will bring a vote on this next week and I hope Labour backbenchers will support us.

So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"

Gaps in women’s healthcare coupled with a lack of training for GPs contribute to unsatisfactory experience for patients. At the the Women and Equalities Select committee doctors explained the need for more understanding and how shortcomings happened:

Every week in the UK, 12 young people die suddenly from a previously undiagnosed heart condition. Cardiac Risk in the Young works to save young lives and prevent avoidable tragedies, and it was a privilege to discuss their work with them this week.

It’s impossible not to be deeply moved by Jacob’s story. His mother, Carly, in the midst of her grief, is bravely spreading this vital message: Privately owned e-scooters are not safe or legal on our roads. Please do not buy them this Christmas season. #NoEmptyChairs @jacobsjourney.bsky.social

Under the surface things are not good for Reform. One big donation from a crypto baron who - astonishingly - backed crypto allegedly used by Russia to fund its invasion of Ukraine.

This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.

Today I chaired a roundtable on biodegradable materials & the circular economy.♻️ Consumers shouldn’t have to navigate complex choices or bear the burden of change. The Government must set policies to drive industry to make greener choices & ensure public procurement uses sustainable materials.

Trump is threatening military strikes on Venezuela. We need our government to stand for international law everywhere.

We are in an increasingly unstable world. Russia is waging its hybrid war on the West and meddling in our elections. Meanwhile they continue to fight their war in Ukraine. China is also getting ever bolder, and we are seeing instability across the Middle East and Africa.

Only a few days until our Festive Fair and Santa's Grotto on Sunday 7 December - we can't wait! Grotto tickets sell out quickly so get here early!

The only 'peace' which Russia will accept is one which carves up Ukraine's territory, destroys its sovereignty and turns it into vassal state for Putin to plunder. We Europeans cannot let that happen.

The Animal Welfare Bill by @DannyChambers.bsky.social has become law. 

 This is a turning point for animal welfare in the UK - eradicating cruel practices, stopping pet mutilation and cracking down on the scourge of illegal puppy smuggling.

Why is the Prime Minister ignoring his own Chief Economic Advisor, who recommended a Customs Union with the EU to boost growth? Instead he's choosing to hike taxes in a cost of living crisis.

Precisely when we need the Mayor and national government to support and accelerate the adoption of sustainable transport options like car-sharing and electric vehicles, they're doing the opposite and making it less and less attractive to make sustainable choices. www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...

The FCC election count has been completed, and the results will be up on the party website later, under the "internal elections" heading. We will miss our outgoing members, and we welcome the new and returning ones. Our first meeting as the new committee is on Monday! Work to be done :)

‪@eddavey.libdems.org.uk asks the Prime Minister about rejoining the customs union.

Think this is a good example of my theory that "the most risk averse interpretation of regulation" often matters far more than what regulation actually says.

My party has a clear and realistic plan to escape the doom loop of a stagnant economy and increasing tax hikes. To deliver change with fairness at its heart we need to be ambitious and bold. That starts by forging a stronger, profitable trading relationship with Europe.

**FT GRAD SCHEME** applications are now open. Incredible opportunity for young wannabe hacks. Spread the word: job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...

We're watching the wholesale burning of every scrap of dignity afforded to trans people in the UK, their rights, their medical services, their employment, their place within society, their bodily functions. It is a disgrace, and a disgusting stain on the government and media of this country.

That feeling when you used to champion jury trials and now you've started scrapping them.

Small & medium sized businesses in Cheltenham shouldn’t shoulder the burden of national economic failures anymore. Last week’s budget ignored Brexit’s impact & chose to penalise business owners even more. I shared stories of two Cheltenham business owners during my Budget Debate speech yesterday 1/2

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I am appalled by some of the amendments-no reason for them to be submitted other than to wreck eg *anyone who has travelled outside UK would be barred *every applicant must submit negative pregnancy test (even biological males!) *no one who is on the organ register would be allowed Dreadful & cruel

In every sphere of society - from our policing to justice system, education to healthcare - it is high time that violence against women and girls is taken deadly seriously. Because we have seen time and time again that when it is not, the cost is deadly. news.sky.com/story/sex-of...

Thanks to your support, the #PuppySmugglingBill is now law! After years of tireless campaigning by BVA and #AnimalWelfare charities, we are delighted that vet and MP @dannychambers.bsky.social's bill has received Royal Assent. Find out more: www.bva.co.uk/news-and-blo... #CutTheCrop #FlopNotCrop

#BreakingNews: After half a decade of campaigning, puppies are finally protected from cruel cross-border smuggling! 🐶👏 A huge thank you to @dannychambers.bsky.social and all of you who tirelessly campaigned to #CrackdownOnPuppySmuggling. This is a momentous win for animals! 🎉

@hinabokharild.bsky.social has been working tirelessly to raise awareness of growing levels of Islamophobia. It is a stain on our society and we all have a part to play in fighting it. Thank you for all you're doing Hina. 🧡

Zipcar is leaving London, partly because of the difficulty of having to negotiate with all 32 boroughs. What is the chance this happens to an e-bike provider?

Two Lambeths: NLA’s Best Borough vs the Ombudsman’s Damning Annual Review. Brixton Buzz writes about the contrasting picture from the NLA award and the Ombudsman Review.

Chelmsford constituents with BN(O) visas are worried about the Govt's plan to raise the English language requirement retroactively and to increase the income requirement. I raised this in a Westminster Hall debate and urged the Government to reconsider. #BNOVisa

Yesterday morning I visited Keymer Hall, a new care home on Kings Way in Burgess Hill. I even got the chance to try out the 'dementia bus', which attempts to replicate the experience of people living with the disease.

What’s the point of Keir Starmer employing an economics advisor if he ignores her on the biggest economic issue of the day?

Donald Trump is taking money away from our hospitals & GP surgeries, and Nigel Farage is cheering him on. We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.