🔶Future Campaign Leaders Programme - Applications Open Now🔶 Future Leaders is a weekend programme for Lib Dems from an ethnic minority background who want to move forwards in their political careers within the Party at any level. More details via the link below. www.aldc.org/2026/02/applic...

Great news! Our Agenda & Directory (auditorium, fringe, training sessions and details of exhibitors) for Spring #LDConf in York is available to view. Be part of the conversation.

📰 In my latest Middy column, I discussed the issue of 'Corridor Care' in Sussex hospitals and what needs to be done to eradicate this from our health service, for the benefit of both patients and staff. Have a read here: www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article...

"It looks like the two main parties are definitely down and quite possibly out." @JoshBabarinde.bsky.social

Labour's pandering to Reform is absolutely disgusting here. 1. The headline 'banned' is a lie - which is immediately contradicted in the post text. 2. 'Illegal migrants' is *because* the government makes it virtually impossible to claim refuge in the UK - so is a government choice.

Trump is a vile racist bully We should all condemn this without hesitation. But something tells me Farage will find a way to make excuses for his best mate Trump. I hope I’m wrong.

A double-dose of former Labour Mayors voting Lib Dem

And your good self Also @duncanbrack.bsky.social , @charleyhasted.bsky.social , @chloehutchinson.bsky.social and @garethepps.bsky.social ! And of course @wendychambld.bsky.social and @kathpinnock.bsky.social fit TWO categories!

And of course! One of the other benefits is meeting some of the lovely members of the Federal Conference Committee too! @rigg.lgbt

"Peter Mandelson may have been leaking state secrets, not just to a paedophile American financier, but also a Russian agent." @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk

Never been to #LDConf? Now's your chance! Reduced rate of £35 for a weekend of jam packed action in York, 13-15 March! Meet fellow @libdems.org.uk, MPs & peers, plus loads of training and specialist talks, a packed auditorium programme AND special first timers' itinerary! What're you waiting for?

My dad wrote me a letter weeks before he died when I was four. “Mummy will give you all my kisses.” It wasn’t until I became a dad myself that I thought how it must feel to say goodbye to your young children.

Hospitality is on its knees. We've already lost too many pubs and restaurants across Harpenden & Berkhamsted. Small businesses are lifelines for our villages, but owners are struggling with business rates, national insurance costs and the minimum wage.

We could have saved our police front counters but Labour and Greens voted against the Lib Dem proposal to fund keeping them open. Labour also voted against investing more to tackle holiday hunger. Such a disappointment - we can’t trust Labour in London www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...

These allegations are incredibly serious, it is now only right that the police investigate Peter Mandelson for potential misconduct in public office.

Today is the first day of LGBT History Month LGBT+ people have always been part of our societies, but often their stories are hidden and go untold. This month is an opportunity to celebrate those stories and continue to campaign for progress.

The average funeral costs over £4,000. Many families struggle to meet this cost at short notice. This week is #FuneralPovertyWeek — raising awareness and calling for fairer systems and better support. #NoDebtToSayGoodbye

Thousands of Somerset residents will continue to receive support for alcohol and drug addition after front-line funding was committed until 2029. uk.news.yahoo.com/front-line-s...

Lord Newby: "Post-Brexit, there have been some who have called for a much closer economic alignment with the US, and further distancing from the EU if it ever was. "That approach now is clearly no longer a viable option."

While Labour drifts into Reform-lite rhetoric, the Lib Dems are the only ones having a grown-up conversation. The best deterrent we could have is having a competent immigration system.

🚨NEWS🚨 Jackie Pearcey is our candidate in the Gorton & Denton by-election. Voters in Gorton and Denton deserve so much more than a failing Labour government or the divisive politics of Reform UK. Good luck Jackie!

This type of crime shows complete disregard for nature and the local community. The EA must seek to recover the full costs of clearing up illegal waste dumps from those responsible. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bearsden South Ward EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE UA; LD GAIN from IND, elected as CON. 🔶 LD 1744, 38.1% 🎗️ SNP 789, 17.2% ➡️ REF 709, 15.5% 🔴 LAB 650, 14.2% 🟢 GRN 371, 8.1% 🔵 CON 283, 6.2% 🏘️ FAM 35, 0.8% 🔶 LD elected stage 5

Jim, his liberalism, and his political style were things that attracted me to the Scottish Liberal Democrats as I reached adulthood and took part in the referendum that established the Scottish Parliament.

Reform’s candidate for Redcar, Mike Manning, has hurled sickening insults at Jewish and Muslim communities. Farage must kick his candidate out and make clear these kinds of awful views have no place in British politics.

Jim Wallace was a wonderful man and a selfless and dedicated public servant. I am shocked to learn of his premature death and heartbroken for his close family. His many friends will be devastated by this news. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

Lib Dems are positive about our country and hopeful about the future. Things have been tough and there are those who want to exploit that for their own ends - not to make lives better or our country stronger. Lib Dems will continue to stand up for a better future. Join us.

Over 1,000 illegal waste dumping sites discovered last year. Only half have been cleaned up. This is a national crime. We must crack down on these organised criminals and clean up our communities.

The Government must act today to proscribe the terrorists of the IRGC. Its dither and delay has endangered UK residents targeted by the IRGC. The IRGC slaughtered thousands of Iranian protestors in cold blood. The UK must act with the EU to outlaw them. www.thetimes.com/world/middle...

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.

🎵I think I’ve seen this film before, and I didn’t like the ending…🎶 The people who broke our country are the same people Nigel Farage is now relying on to fix it. It couldn’t be clearer: Reform UK are simply the Conservatives with a new logo.

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. We remember the six million Jewish people murdered in the Holocaust, an atrocity born of hatred and dehumanisation. We recommit to standing against antisemitism and all forms of hatred.

Today, on Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions of others killed under Nazi persecution. We honour survivors and renew our commitment to a country where all can live, worship and gather in safety.

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If you want to stop them, join us. www.libdems.org.uk/join

Just like Farage, Suella Braverman wants to turn Britain into Trump's America.

I welcome the return of Ran Gvili's body after so long in Hamas' clutches. My thoughts are with those who loved him. The Israeli Govt must now fully reopen all aid routes into Gaza, in line with its ceasefire commitments & duties under international law. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform: The Conservatives broke the country Also Reform: Welcome to another failed Conservative minister who broke the country

Suella Braverman may complain about Britain being broken, but conveniently forgets her role in breaking it under the previous Government. While Reform & the Conservatives both head further to the right, only us @libdems.org.uk are standing up for the silent majority who believe in a decent country.

ICE is terrifying. Wake up America. Make sure the mid terms deliver a different way forward. Trump is a vicious and dangerous dictator!

Donald Trump can go f**k himself. Anyone who mocks, demeans or minimises the sacrifices of British troops is no friend of our nation 🇬🇧 The US is a historic friend of the UK’s - but not this guy.

We have a national crisis of illegal waste dumping. My experience in Kidlington showed the urgent need for reform with: a national strategy; a step-change in funding to go after criminals; a clear hotline to report incidents; rapid, joined-up response by agencies. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How dare the Coward in the White House undermine the bravery and sacrifice of our British troops. Reform and Nigel Farage should be ashamed to associate themselves with him.

Nigel Farage wants to expel British army veterans, like the Gurkhas, from Britain. This includes people who have been in our army for many years, and who have bravely fought for Britain. That’s because he will cancel the Gurkha’s right to stay in Britain: Indefinite leave to remain.

The families of our brave troops killed in Afghanistan - including those from Bicester Garrison - deserve an apology from the US Ambassador to the UK. Donald Trump has said many things I disagree with but none have made me as angry as this disgraceful slur on NATO troops.

The Rissingtons (Cotswolds) Council By-Election Result: 🔶 LDM: 37.5% (New) 🌳 CON: 31.3% (-11.5) ➡️ RFM: 25.8% (New) 🌍 GRN: 5.5% (-51.7) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Green. Changes w/ 2023.

"I don't think these psychodramas within parties are actually very good for democracy. And we've all had enough of it." #bbcqt @LaylaMoran.bsky.social on the Conservative Party.

🫳🎤 @LaylaMoran.bsky.social

Cotswold DC, The Rissingtons Lib Dem GAIN from Green 🔶LDM (Craig Thurling): 321 (37.5%, new) 🔵CON: 268 (31.3%, -12.1) ➡️RFM: 221 (25.8%, new) 🟢GRN: 47 (5.5%, -51.1) Congrats to Councillor Craig Thurling and the team!