Not before time

I wonder what it is about the PM fighting for his political life that’s made the Chancellor suddenly realise that a temporary VAT cut - that we Lib Dems have championed for months - might be a good idea? 🤔

Instead of tackling the cost of living, the Government is consumed by infighting. Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Perhaps now we'll get a Health Secretary who will take on social care, rather than dodge it because it's hard. Who will end corridor care, not preside over its worst ever year. Labour needs to get a grip.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve met some incredible people and heard what matters most to them and their communities. I’m so grateful to every Lib Dem candidate and volunteer who has worked so hard to be a voice for their community. Let’s keep it going. Polls are open until 10pm.

Liberal Democrats believe in empowering people: whether it’s carers who feel exhausted and unheard, families struggling to get support, or communities failed by water companies. It’s why we’ll continue to stand up to Nigel Farage as he tries to import Trump-style politics here.

Can't wait!

Trumpflation is ballooning the cost of living. All cheered on by Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch.

Donald Trump is no leader of the free world. He’s a dangerous and corrupt gangster. The Prime Minister needs to call off the King’s state visit to Washington before it’s too late.

Birmingham has been taken for granted for too long by Labour. The Lib Dem team is ready to get Birmingham moving again and to fight for the real change this city deserves.

If Trump follows through with his wilder and increasingly concerning threats, Keir Starmer must immediately recall Parliament. The Prime Minister must also withdraw US access to UK bases now. This is a grave and era-defining moment for the world.

Threatening war crimes and mocking Islam isn't a sign of strength, it's a sign of weakness. The PM should rule out UK forces and airfields being used for any attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure. What more will it take for Starmer to call off the Royal Visit Trump craves?

At a time when Trump has launched an illegal war that is devastating the Middle East and pushing up bills for British families, it’s clear this visit should not go ahead. @calummillerld.bsky.social

Highly suspicious… Is Trump using his illegal war to enrich himself and his friends? This looks like corruption of the very worst kind.

As the Americans land B1 bombers at RAF Fairford, President Trump is promising a relentless assault. We are being drawn into an offensive war. The PM must spell out to Parliament what constitutes a “defensive” operation and the limits on the use of our bases. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🎉 Really positive news coming from parliament that the government will scrap the Strategy and Policy Statement for the @electoralcommission.org.uk. ⚠️ We previously warned about the risks of keeping the statement in place in our report, Democracy in Danger 🧵 ⬇️

The Prime Minister must come to Parliament, set out the legal case for letting the US use UK bases for strikes on Iran and give MPs a vote. He must not let Trump drag Britain into another prolonged war in the Middle East.

Yup. It’s what Putin did. It’s what Orban did. It’s what so many of us warned Trump would do and were called hysterics. It’s heartbreaking.

It's time centrists join in to ensure the economy can sustain them and their grandchildren will thrive. Reform are exposed by Brexit's wrecking ball. Don't let Reform kid you breaking anything else is an answer. Enough? LibDems have most answers but Farage's mate Trump shows more rot is possible.

By refusing to even consider a customs union, Keir Starmer himself is the biggest block to closer ties with Europe. Unless he changes that stance, this is all just meaningless blather

Zelenskyy: “It is wrong to assume that this is a permanent arrangement, that others can stay safe behind Ukraine forever. “Ukrainians are people, not Terminators.”

Zelenskyy: “Putin does not live like ordinary people. He cannot imagine life without power—or after power. Normal things do not interest him. “Putin consults more with Tsar Peter and Empress Catherine about territorial gains than with any living person about real life.”

This ruling shows that proscribing Palestine Action was a grave misuse of terrorism laws. Labour must accept its mistake, drop its appeal and stop wasting taxpayers' money on suppressing civil liberties.

A new Department for Growth with a mandate to boost long-term prosperity, improve living standards and end the cost of living crisis. This is the beginning of our plan to Get Britain Growing Again.

🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT from Deputy Leader @LibDemDaisy.bsky.social Dropping tomorrow at 9am. Watch this space.

Did you know that 964,000 workers reported work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2024/25 – up from 776,000 the year before? buff.ly/VSHbrPd @dannychambers.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @sarahgibsonmp.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @shellyasquith.bsky.social @hsegovuk.bsky.social

Kyiv. Sunday evening. russia is attacking us with ballistic missiles for the second time today. I just wonder if there’s anything left in our energy infrastructure that hasn’t been destroyed yet.

dump/bondi/ blanche are still not obeying the law. I wish a judge would appoint a Special Master. Then the Master would hire many lawyers to help him go through the files, redact the victims names, but then release them as batches to the public. It is time for the public to see the files.

Christopher Harborne bankrolled Brexit, donates to Nigel Farage and have £1 quid to Boris Johnson. "Harborne Farage and Johnson have stitched up this country." www.facebook.com/share/v/1GDc...

Consider re entering Europe. I voted for brexit but what a disaster especially with what seems a mad man in the white house ...

I took an offline day. Realised I was simply tired, humanly tired. And then I read the news about russian strikes on a maternity hospital and a bus with miners. Pure evil.

Terrifying read Bear of how quickly the US has been turned into a country we no longer recognise as the land of the free. What scares me more is that it’s also happening here in full sight of our government and being promoted by journalists from organisations we used to trust.

It's President @realDonaldTrump's tacit acceptance of loss of 30,000 Russian lives a month as well as allied Ukrainian lives in Putin's meat grinder that's worst! Arm Ukraine to the teeth. Run Russia out of all Ukraine. Turn Putin's gifts to oligarchs on him. Stop shadow fleet sanctions busting oil

I hope Starmer's not being Chamberlained in China as well as the US.

This shows Starmer’s approach to Trump has failed. The Chagos Deal was sold as proof the government could work with him, now it’s falling apart.  It's time for the government to stand up to Trump; appeasing a bully never works.

Kyiv. Emergency situation in the energy sector. Since last night, the curfew has been eased so people can reach the Points of Invincibility (public warming and charging shelters) anytime. We hold on. But let’s not forget: we’re made of flesh and blood, just like you.

🚨BREAKING: Parliament is going to debate the petition Calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy on 9 February. This is why it’s so important👇 youtu.be/Cnl8MNhwEY0?...

And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.

January sees the highest rates of suicide than any other time of the year. This cannot continue. We need a bold public health campaign that encourages people to talk, reach out, and get help they need.

Get real. The true leader in this otherwise woeful pack and big winner is Ed Davey. Before you ask. Have those who prefer Kemi Badenoch to Ed Davey seen her outrageous gaffe on national security? Ed's solid on UK public services, our need for security and place in a turbulent world.

Greetings from Kyiv. It’s icy today. The Dnipro River is still frozen. Oh, that’s how Kyiv looks when we have electricity. Gorgeous.

We could well be at the beginning of a Berlin Wall moment for brave protesters in Iran. The Foreign Secretary must come to parliament on Monday and explain what the international community is going to do to assist the peaceful protesters.

Worth remembering that France was the most outspoken Western nation against the Iraq War. Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin told the UNSC in 2003: "In this temple of the United Nations we are the guardians of an ideal, the guardians of a conscience... The use of force is not justified today."

Exclusive: U.S. national-security officials said that Ukraine didn’t target Russian President Vladimir Putin or one of his residences in a recent drone strike, challenging Moscow’s assertion that Kyiv sought to kill the Russian leader.

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Until the next attack - as they say in Kyiv.

We need an emergency flu vaccine drive to protect the vulnerable and prevent a disaster in the NHS. That means jabs offered in pubs, churches and community spaces, and taking on the anti-vax lies promoted by Reform and other conspiracy theorists head on.

We need to cut red tape, cut the cost of living and turbocharge our trade with Europe. Al Pinkerton MP on his bill for a UK-EU customs union being voted on today.

Today I see Trump stray into an alliance with Putin, instead of honour the 1994 agreement that saw one of the largest global nuclear arsenals end. Putin cannot be trusted. Now the UK must face that there are too many Americans left who's vote for Trump or Trump like for us to trust them either.