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LibDem Chair of Conference, London Borough of Haringey Councillor for Highgate Ward
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🔶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...
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Liberal Democrat Conference 🔶
about 5 hours ago
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.
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Agenda & Directory
Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2026 - Agenda & Directory - York
https://www.libdems.org.uk/conference/papers/spring-2026/agenda-directory
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Alison Bennett
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📰 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...
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Political opinion with Alison Bennett MP: Can we really care in corridors?
In her weekly column for the Mid Sussex Times, Alison Bennett, MP for Mid Sussex, discusses the issue of Corridor Care in our local hospitals and what must be done to relieve pressure on our health…
https://www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/article/political-opinion-with-alison-bennett-mp-can-we-really-care-in-corridors
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"It looks like the two main parties are definitely down and quite possibly out."
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Rob Blackie
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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.
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Ed Davey
4 days ago
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.
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Mark Pack
4 days ago
A double-dose of former Labour Mayors voting Lib Dem
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🦇🤘 Jennie Rigg 🔶️🏳️🌈
6 days ago
And your good self Also
@duncanbrack.bsky.social
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@charleyhasted.bsky.social
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@chloehutchinson.bsky.social
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@garethepps.bsky.social
! And of course
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And of course! One of the other benefits is meeting some of the lovely members of the Federal Conference Committee too!
@rigg.lgbt
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Liberal Democrats
6 days ago
"Peter Mandelson may have been leaking state secrets, not just to a paedophile American financier, but also a Russian agent."
@EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk
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Liberal Democrat Conference 🔶
6 days ago
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?
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Ed Davey
8 days ago
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.
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Victoria Collins MP
8 days ago
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.
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Hina Bokhari OBE AM
8 days ago
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-...
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Labour vote down motion on police front counters and school holiday meals
Liberal Democrat members of the London Assembly proposed the two ideas at City Hall
https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/city-hall-labour-vote-down-33336723
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Ed Davey
8 days ago
These allegations are incredibly serious, it is now only right that the police investigate Peter Mandelson for potential misconduct in public office.
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Liberal Democrats
9 days ago
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.
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Steve Darling MP
9 days ago
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
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LGA Liberal Democrat Group
9 days ago
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...
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Front-line support for drug and alcohol addition in Somerset extended to 2029
Thousands of people are helped every year
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/front-line-support-drug-alcohol-044700823.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHcT44lVZRm-C0G5VledSj8Sp2-EFQ4M58mnMWzKqLBw8IgtvmyFCS1isWxJtlmXOQGLbFxuNK9J2LIsMkV0xJqsAljvBdJNYXDawkdFaiLhe_R3BTenY4I5VmWabInfV1BIVwH-btd3AH8NtFa-O-lD7syZWRR7sKAi0Yu3h5_N&guccounter=2
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Best for Britain
10 days ago
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."
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Liberal Democrats
9 days ago
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.
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Liberal Democrats
11 days ago
🚨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!
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Calum Miller
11 days ago
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...
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Arrests made over Oxfordshire's supersized illegal rubbish dump
The Environment Agency says the arrests are a
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7m3ezr80yo
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ALDC
12 days ago
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
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Ed Davey
12 days ago
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Wendy Chamberlain MP
12 days ago
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.
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Liberal Democrats
12 days ago
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.
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Calum Miller
12 days ago
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...
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Former deputy first minister Jim Wallace dies of complications after surgery
Family shocked by sudden death of former Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, lawyer and Church of Scotland Moderator
https://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/former-deputy-first-minister-jim-wallace-dies-of-complications-after-surgery-5495860
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Calum Miller
13 days ago
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.
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Liberal Democrats
12 days ago
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.
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Calum Miller
12 days ago
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...
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EU to classify Iran’s IRGC as terrorists over slaughter of protesters
Britain is under pressure to act against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has led a bloody crackdown that has killed thousands
https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/eu-irgc-terrorist-iran-news-cfngbn3fc
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Liberal Democrats
13 days ago
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.
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Liberal Democrats
14 days ago
🎵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.
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Calum Miller
14 days ago
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.
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Liberal Democrats
14 days ago
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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Liberal Democrat Conference 🔶
15 days ago
DRAAAAAAAFTING ADVICE! GETCHA LUVVERLY DRAAAAAAAAAFTING ADVICE! If you wish to have drafting advice for your emergency motion or amendment for Spring
#LDConf
, the deadline is 16 February at 13.00:
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Conference Submissions
How to submit motions and emergency items for the Liberal Democrat conference
https://www.libdems.org.uk/conference/submissions
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Liberal Democrats
15 days ago
If you want to stop them, join us.
www.libdems.org.uk/join
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Join us
Become a Liberal Democrat member today.
https://www.libdems.org.uk/join
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Liberal Democrats
15 days ago
Just like Farage, Suella Braverman wants to turn Britain into Trump's America.
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Calum Miller
15 days ago
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...
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Israel says it has retrieved remains of final Gaza hostage Ran Gvili
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Ran Gvili’s return
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ydvz7nz4mo
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Liberal Democrats
15 days ago
Reform: The Conservatives broke the country Also Reform: Welcome to another failed Conservative minister who broke the country
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Wera Hobhouse MP
15 days ago
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.
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Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
The MP was unveiled as Reform's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally, bringing the number of the party's sitting MPs to eight.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1evq263e49o
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Lynne Featherstone
16 days ago
ICE is terrifying. Wake up America. Make sure the mid terms deliver a different way forward. Trump is a vicious and dangerous dictator!
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Josh Babarinde OBE MP
18 days ago
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.
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Calum Miller
18 days ago
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...
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Supersized illegal waste dumps hidden across English countryside
A BBC investigation uncovers how criminals are operating huge illegal rubbish tips across the country.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1ev4yg1j1lo
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Ed Davey
18 days ago
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.
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Rob Blackie
18 days ago
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.
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Calum Miller
18 days ago
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.
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Election Maps UK
19 days ago
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.
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Liberal Democrats
19 days ago
"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.
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Liberal Democrats
19 days ago
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ALDC
19 days ago
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!
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