It is common sense that refugees who have lived in Britain for a long time, and built lives here, should be able to stay. Labour, cowering from Reform, are planning to break that principle.

🔶 BY ELECTION VICTORIES 🔶 Two fantastic Lib Dem results, a GAIN in Maldon and a WIN in Lewes. Huge congratulations to the candidates, teams and volunteers who worked hard to make these excellent results possible!

Aggregate Result of the 13 Council By-Elections Since the 2025 Local Elections: LDM: 6 (+1) RFM: 5 (+5) LAB: 1 (-3) SNP: 1 (=) CON: 0 (-1) LOC: 0 (-2)

From a Winter Crisis Plan, to rescuing NHS dentistry, to boosting community mental health support, to properly valuing and championing our carers, Liberal Democrats will always fight for a fair deal for our NHS.

Given how unpopular Starmer is this is quite a reflection on Farage and Badenoch.

Angela Rayner and Ed Miliband stormed out of spending review meetings as disquiet grows on Labour benches - my piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on Starmer’s summer of discontent observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Very positive review of @eddavey.libdems.org.uk new book... - the plight of carers has been a really powerful campaign that Ed has championed throughout his time as leader. Made more powerful by drawing upon his own experience to highlight the state of the care system incl family carers in the UK.

Six milestones, five missions, three foundations … Starmer loves a list. Here’s one for him to take to the EU-UK summit this weekend:

What an insane position to have gotten himself into www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

By far the best thread I’ve seen on the issue of Starmer’s ‘Island of Strangers’

@jonnelledge.bsky.social ‘s newsletter is always worth reading, but this one in particular is very good

"addicted to hiring cheap Labour" okay great looking forward to the white paper about reforming the funding of social care, and the tax rises necessary to pay for it

Starmer's anti-immigrant speech today wasn't just a moral and political embarrassment. It was also an intellectual embarrassment. inews.co.uk/opinion/star...

My thoughts on the election result and the implications can be read here- www.markpack.org.uk/174659/mike-...

🔶More councils under our control than Conservative. 
 🔶Our 7th set of gains in a row - our best ever winning streak. 🔶First time in history Liberal Democrats have beaten Labour and the Conservatives in local elections.

Bring a team to the best Lib Dem training weekend there is. Kickstart and the Councillors Weekend will help you thrive as a councillor and a campaigner. We also offer an Affinity training weekend. Sign up now for an early bird discount. www.aldc.org/2024/11/kickst...

Huge by-election wins here in #Chelmsford! 🎉 Big congrats to David Loxton, now elected to Essex County Council, and to Helen Ayres and Sean Manley joining Chelmsford City Council — all flying the Lib Dem flag! 🧡

What a trilogy.

🚨CAR TARIFFS🚨 My 6m primer on the latest chapter in the Trump saga: - Why some countries face paying not 25% but over 170%(!) - Why this isn't just about where a car is made but what goes inside. - And which car company does best out of it? You can prob guess. 📽️Have a watch youtu.be/Tbi6Mdp9rQo?...

PMQs review! Kemi Badenoch is outplayed by Ed Davey www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

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He nails it.

I love this picture from @imageplotter.bsky.social - makes it look like I've joined the police and my partner and I are going door to door making enquiries

The Education Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the SEND crisis, as the current system fails many families in Chelmsford and across the country. If you have insights to share, submit evidence by 30th January 2025 here: committees.parliament.uk/work/8684/so...

Today at PMQs, I shared the story of Dipak, a Chelmsford pharmacist whose business is under threat due to NHS contracts failing to cover rising drug costs. No pharmacist should have to dip into their savings to stay open. Please sign my petition to #SaveOurPharmacies: www.cmld.org.uk/sop

weird political position to be in, huh, "oh lmao that thing you did was incredibly stupid but OH GOD no obviously we're not planning to do anything about it", why not pick a lane

Great start to @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social kickstart weekend yesterday with a record turnout of attendees... looking forward to an inspiring and productive weekend ahead.