Northumberland. My favourite place.

So proud of the people of Newcastle

So proud to be a Geordie

"I don't want a small minority with right wing extremist intentions to hijack our flag. That's not who we are a a British people." @munirawilson.bsky.social on reclaiming the flag for those who want to reunite and rebuild, not divide and destroy. #BBCQT

It's 10 months since I introduced a Bill into parliament for a youth mobility scheme with EU countries. Since then we've had warm words but no action. Again we're short of detail. I hope this isn't another damp squib because our young people deserve better. www.bbc.com/news/article...

With the Lib Dems reportedly considering dropping opposition to ID cards, our most recent tracker poll found that 57% of Britons would support them, including 56% of Lib Dem voters yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

Wanting the UK to succeed is patriotic. Asking America to sanction us, like Farage did, isn’t. That’s not love of our country - it’s sabotage.

Love this well done Ed.

Our flag does not belong to one creed or to one race. It belongs to one people, the British people. We will not let our flag be used to intimidate.

In the week since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Russia, Iran and China have spread thousands of false or incendiary claims about what happened to the conservative activist, in an effort to stoke political divisions or to portray the U.S. as a dysfunctional country.

Elon Musk’s comments are a clear attempt to undermine our democracy. We must all, regardless of political leaning, stand in joint condemnation of his comments. No one, no matter how wealthy or powerful, should be allowed to get away with using their platform to incite violence.

"If you hold to those liberal beliefs which actually have made our country great, I think that's true patriotism." @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk

imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Prime Minister to rule out any future contracts the Government could have with Tesla after Elon Musk told protesters to “fight back or die” and that “violence is coming” at the far-right rally over the weekend

The private family life of twice divorced Nigel Farage, who had children with both of his ex wives.... and now lives with his girlfriend.... is none of my business... just as the private family lives of everyone else are none of his.

Receipts. You know what I do with them, don't you?

Reform UK once again demonstrate their commitment to improving the living standards and life chances of working class British people by poaching old Etonian Danny Kruger, also the son of a South African property developer, from the Conservative Party. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Politicians from all parties must come together to condemn Elon Musk’s dangerous call for violence and make clear it has no place in our country.

More and more people are backing our call to balance the BBC. Our national broadcaster should be fair and balanced, not a mouthpiece for Nigel Farage and his 4 MPs.

Our national broadcaster should be reflective the whole country, not a mouthpiece for Nigel Farage. The BBC must provide fair, balanced and representative journalism.

Coverage of Nigel Farage too often dominates the BBC. We know it, you know it. It's time to balance the BBC

everyone panicking about what we're going to do about Reform. nobody talking about how together we can coordinate to use elections to keep them out. pssst 👉 stopreformuk.vote so anyway, what are we going to do about Reform!?!

Starmer’s next sacking needs to be Morgan McSweeney. Everyone has a shelf life. It’s remarkable how quickly McSweeney and his nonsense pro-Brexit me-too Reform policies have reached their sell-by date. Time for fresh thinking to turn around this failing Labour government and our country.

Probably the most important but neglected scandal about Mandelson. Epstein was close to Peter Thiel. Thiel had secret meetings with Cummings and Johnson before Palantir’s 100m contract Mandelson’s Global Counsel was pitching Thiel’s Palantir to Starmer. What a carousel of cronyism

I agree with #EdDavey: “The facts don’t lie. The BBC is fuelling Reform’s rise by plastering Farage across our screens without providing the proper scrutiny the public deserves. We need the BBC to live up to its promise of accurate and impartial coverage that represents the whole of the UK...”

I disagree with the late Charlie Kirk. The Second Amendment is not worth a single gun death. Not one. I condemn the murder of Charlie Kirk. We need to live in a society where can live with our differences and our disagreements. Murder is wrong. www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...

Sick of the BBC acting as a mouthpiece for Farage and Reform? Us too. Our national broadcaster should reflect the whole country, not just one man’s ego.

Who are the Crewkerne Gazette, publisher of the (frankly superb) “How many homes can Rayner buy?” AI video and who is funding them?

Who are the Crewkerne Gazette, publisher of the (frankly superb) “How many homes can Rayner buy?” AI video and who is funding them?

One rule for Rayner. No rules for Farage.

Quick thoughts on the Rayner resignation: 1. She’s a genuine political talent and I hope she returns to govt soon 2. She should have resigned much earlier. By hanging on she damaged herself and Starmer 3. Our tax code is a mess. Reeves needs to reform and simplify … starting with stamp duty.

“Putin-Loving Imposter”: Raskin Finally Calls Farage What He Is open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...

Not long ago, this type of thing would have been classed as #treason. A so-called England First politician like #Farage asking a foreign power to intervene in his own country's politics to #overturn a #democratically-elected government.

"What to expect from Reform* party conference?" About 10 times more coverage on the BBC and in The Guardian than the Liberal Democrats** got for our conference... ☹️ * 4 MPs ** 72 MPs www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The basis exists for a centre-left coalition to win in 2029 - but Labour must now cease its tribalism & acknowledge that it has failed to govern the country on 33% of the vote. Building a progressive coalition will take time and perhaps a new Labour leader if Starmer can’t see or accept that.

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

The collapse of the long-term private rented sector into short-term holiday lets has resulted in many people not being able to afford to live and work in the Lakes. Local planning authorities must be given the powers to limit the number of short-term lets in their communities.

🚫 The Lib Dems are calling on ministers to close tax loopholes that analysts say funnel hundreds of millions of pounds to the Kremlin. 💰 It's time to stop enabling Putin’s war chest. x.com/helenmaguire...

Nigel Farage: 100% faithful to Trump

Amid all the stuff about ‘dangerous London’ and ‘broken Britain’, new figures show the homicide rate in London is at a 10-year low. Killings dropped by 26% over the last year, from 78 to 58. No one under 25 was murdered during the school summer holidays.

“.. Quite a hot mic moment on CCTV in Beijing today as Putin and Xi, both 72 years old, are caught casually talking about living to 150 and maybe forever thanks to organ transplants. (As picked up by Bloomberg.)” (via @yarotrof.bsky.social)

The election of Zack Polanski, who believes the UK should leave NATO, to leader of the Green Party is good news for the @libdems.org.uk who are now the only UK party that is: 1. Pro Union 2. ⁠Pro EU 3. ⁠Pro NATO bylinetimes.com/2025/05/08/g...

"Nearly a decade on from the Brexit referendum and almost five from when Brexit was supposedly ‘done’, voters who are genuinely happy with the Brexit we have are few and far between, and no political party is seriously suggesting that it’s a success."

🇪🇺 I asked the govt what timetable they have to rejoin Erasmus+. It would be great for our universities & sciences – together we can do things we can’t alone. Young people have lost life-changing chances to study & work across Europe. We must give them back. Disappointingly they couldn’t say.

Zack 'Leave NATO' Polanski is now leader of the Green Party of England & Wales

More of this from the @libdems.org.uk Gloves off with Farage and Reform

The Trump MAGA government will be remembered as the leading example of Great Power Suicide in human history. America will never recover from the vandalism to its institutions, alliances and global reputation.

Not in our name: the flag belongs to us all The far-right does not have an exclusive claim on our national flags.

Lib Dems have the best selection procedures, best ethics and clearest philosophy - hence, zero Lib Dem MPs have lost the whip since the general election

Nigel Farage 'is a hypocrite' for lecturing on free speech while banning journalists