Following the monthly surgery at High Heaton library, Greg, Deborah and Doreen were out speaking to residents. Topics today were mainly pavements, parking and potholes. Thanks to everyone who shared their views

Enjoyed speaking to residents about local issues this weekend 😊

It’s time to chainsaw the Brexit red tape and end the cost of living crisis. Labour MPs should back our plan for a new customs union.

This is wake-up call for Labour MPs. 👋 Vote for our EU customs union bill on Tuesday so we can start to undo the damage done by Brexit.

Really pleased that @newcastlelibdems.bsky.social colleagues Pauline and Rob are raising this.

A customs union is the best way turbocharge our economy and tackle the cost of living. Those MPs who agree with us should vote to back our bill on a customs union tomorrow.

Planting our wildflower meadow in Paddy Freemans park - can’t wait to see the results next year 🌺 🌼🪻

Oh for god’s sake. People may as well vote Reform UNLESS you offer them an alternative. Quite sickening to see a Labour government kowtowing to the Farage brigade like this. Lib Dems are the real antidote to Reform 💛💛💛

Our hospitality sector is on its knees & many people feel it's unaffordable to go out to a restaurant or pub. That’s why we @libdems.org.uk are calling on the Government to cut VAT by 5% in the Budget - to boost footfall, support local businesses and inject life back into our hospitality sector. 🍽️🍻

Daisy Cooper, "If we're going to have an honest conversation about tax, let's also have an honest conversation about growth" "Brexit has been a disaster for this country" "Brexit has wrapped up small businesses in red tape" "For growth.. A UK-EU Customs Union"

Deborah, Doreen and Greg at Cochrane Park sports ground discussing Saturday morning traffic issues. Everyone is keen to find a solution that works for local residents

Saturday’s walkabout in the ward highlighted a few ongoing issues. We’ve been assured this overgrowth will be dealt with soon! 🔸🔸🔸

The council has drafted two extensions to Residential Parking Zones in High Heaton. Maps below show streets included in the plans. Formal consultation has closed, but councillors will be out in the affected streets on Saturday afternoon (2-4pm) if you wish to share your views on the RPZ.

Some positive news. My @libdems.org.uk colleagues and I along with child poverty campaigners and charities have been calling for the two-child benefit cap to be scrapped for some time. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

The Liberal Democrats have led on seeking to get to the bottom of this. We have called for transparency, accountability, and lessons learned for over a year now. #Newcastle #NewcastleDeservesBetter www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Unlike Farage, we're proud of Britain. Britain has problems that need fixing, but we must never forget our strengths, our people and our values. They are what make this country special.🇬🇧

Newcastle gets £50m to tackle potholes but needs more - BBC News share.google/CN79OpAkHTgV... I think I've found most of the 50 potholes they claim to be "fixing" each day. There's 30 on this one patch on the slip road off the Central Motorway alone 🤣

"I'd like Government contracts with Tesla to be cut and ended." Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey calls for the Government to block Tesla contracts after Elon Musk told protesters to “fight back or die” and that “violence is coming” at a rally this weekend. #Newsnight

"What is happening in Gaza is a genocide. And the President of the United States, who wants a Nobel Peace Prize, is doing nothing to stop it." @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk

The @libdems.org.uk have become the first major UK party to recognise Israel's genocide‌ in Gaza. Thank you @eddavey.libdems.org.uk for your courage and leadership, as Starmer and Labour continue to look away. #GazaGenocide.

I’m old enough to remember when Conservative Party leaders believed in law and order.

Media coverage matters. The BBC is a trust anchor in this country and it is vital that the undue prominence of Reform does not continue. Sign our petition: www.libdems.org.uk/bbc

It’s appalling to see police officers come under attack at the Tommy Robinson rally. Those involved should be held accountable through the full force of the law.

Bill payers are being penalised for the failure of water companies to invest well and provide a good service for customers and the environment. This cannot go on.

Many thanks to our Neighbourhood Police for taking the time to meet with Manor Park residents to discuss the issues with which they are most concerned. This kind of engagement is much appreciated.

Nigel Farage and the Reform Party’s Taliban Tax means sending hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money to an oppressive regime that British soldiers fought and died to defeat.

Proud to stand alongside our Ukrainian residents and friends to commemorate Ukrainian IndependenceDay. May Newcastle always be a City of Sanctuary 🇺🇦

Lovely afternoon in the sun at #newcastlemela ☀️☀️ Great food, great music, great people!

Both at national level, and here in Newcastle, Lib Dems are campaigning to clean up our rivers and coastlines. Jude Browne, our candidate for the #SouthJesmond by-election is fighting Ouseburn sewage pollution - you can get involved in the campaign here: www.newcastle-libdems.org.uk/campaigns/st...

Can we call it #WalkiesWednesday 🐶? With just over a week to go the #SouthJesmond by-election, Jude and the Lib Dem team (including her two dogs here!) are continuing to meet and listen to residents - a vote for the Lib Dems means you will get a councillor who will work all year round for you...

One week to polling day! We're still talking to residents and knocking on doors - as a vote for Jude Browne and the Liberal Democrats on August 14th is a vote for the best local champion for #SouthJesmond who will work all year round for you and never take our area for granted. #Newcastle

Deborah visited Woodlands Pre-School today to celebrate 10 (yes, 10!) years of high quality early years provision. It’s a wonderful space for local families, and it was great to see some now grown-up ‘alumni’ enjoying their memories! ❤️🥳☀️👏

Enjoyed a day out in #southjesmond with our fabulous candidate, Jude Brown ☀️☀️ #newcastledeservesbetter

Reform lose two council by-elections in seats they only won in May Nigel Farage’s party only held onto them for two months. The Tories narrowly won in the Newark West, Nottinghamshire CC. . The Lib Dems came out on top in Benfieldside in Durham. leftfootforward.org/2025/07/refo...

Looking forward to seeing this non stop on the rolling 24 hour news for the next few days.....

Lib Dems proving to be the party of opposition which can beat Reform 🔶🔶🔶

This is great news, and excellent work by the Flood Risk Management Team and stakeholders at the Freemen. The work on the Town Moor, will protect the Great North Road as it goes under the CME, making bus and emergency vehicle journeys more reliable in times of extreme rainfall. Cont.

Ruh roh. cityratings.peopleforbikes.org/ratings. More than a decade after being a Cycle City Ambition Fund winner, Newcastle now ranks 60th in the UK. A decade of wasted opportunities, a refusal to build an actual connected network. A decade of not listening to Active Travel campaigners.

Recently, Ed Davey and Lib Dem Defence Spokesperson Helen Maguire visited Estonia, meeting the Prime Minister and senior officials to discuss European security and deeper ties in the face of Russian aggression. The UK must stand with our European allies. 🇬🇧🇪🇪

"Does the minister agree that cutting these PIP payments simply pushes more disabled people further from living independently and also from employment?" ‪@helenmaguiremp.bsky.social

Countless people rely on this support to stay in work and just go about their daily lives. To strip that away from them is not only senseless but cruel. Ministers must change course.

Colin Ferguson, leader of the council's Liberal Democrat opposition, said that it was "absolutely right" that the concerns over financial irregularities had been referred to the police. He added: "The public deserves clarity on who knew what and when, and for how long this has been going on. Cont.

The challenge before us is great. This is a battle of competing values. A battle of competing visions. A battle for the future. Join us in this fight: buff.ly/yBYtxn7

That rigorous vetting which Nigel Farage boasted about strikes again.

This is great news. But remember that Farage and Tice don't want this. They don't want investment, job creation, skills training, people working together to solve problems. That's why they are so against "Net Zero". They want you reliant on high cost Russian Oil and Gas.