🇬🇧 🤝 🇪🇺 The Liberal Democrats are calling for a bold new deal with the EU, forming a new customs union. Fixing our trading relationship with Europe is the only way to turbocharge our economy and fix the cost of living crisis. Add your name: www.libdems.org.uk/trade

Historic event for Bristol and a lovely moment for all his colleagues as cllr Yassin Mohamud is sworn in as Lord Mayor of the city of Bristol and the first person of Somali origin to hold the post.

From Trump to Musk, Cameos to the Kremlin, Nigel Farage has always been for sale. In a Press Conference at 2pm today, @eddavey.libdems.org.uk will expose the threat of foreign interference in our democracy.

🏡 New housing on the former John Peer factory site opposite Arnos Court Park in Brislington West. All homes will be delivered as affordable housing, with homes available for people on Bristol City Council’s housing register. Read more here: www.sng.org.uk/press-releas...

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

Great to see the new ramp finally being installed. A key part of South Bristol’s active travel Infrastructure will soon reopen. 👏

It is absolutely heartbreaking that Bristol Blue Glass is having to shut its doors due to being priced out of trading. How many more small businesses have to close for this Labour Government to recognise its failures and step in?

Liberal Democrats are clear: new housing must go hand in hand with new GPs. We will ensure that no community is left overwhelmed.

🇬🇧 🌸 🇯🇵 Thanks to the Sakura Project, Arnos Court Park is getting 3 beautiful cherry trees to celebrate peace in Japan and remember the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. japanuksakura.org

It is time that SEND services are designated as critical infrastructure to put our kids first and stop offshore companies raking in millions in profit. Read about our calls to protect SEND kids and prevent our services being used as a cash cow by investment firms 👇

Well done Team GB on the silver medal in curling. Interesting to see that the IOC member presenting the medals was Hugh Robertson, who when he was a DCMS minister I worked with closely for the Liberal Democrat side of the Coalition on the Same Sex Marriage legislation.

Spending time with Bristol’s Ukrainian refugee community, at an event marking the 4th anniversary of the Russian invasion. Over a thousand refugees have been housed by Bristolians. Many Ukrainian children have now been born here. Slava Ukraini!

Openreach (part of the BT Group) is responsible for removing graffiti from their green street cabinets. There are several cabinets on King’s Road in Brislington West that are looking very grotty so I’ve been in touch with the utility company and asked them to give them a lick of paint!

Great to spend some time this morning in our beautiful local park, planting a new perimeter hedge. It even stayed dry!

Lib Dems set out plans to stop SEND services being 'cash cows' - BBC News

Enjoying the ever changing view from my old office this morning. The balloons are an art installation and part of the Bristol Light Festival, which began yesterday. bristollightfestival.org/bristol-ligh...

Hundreds of thousands of patients are waiting agonisingly long hours in A&E for the care they need. It’s completely disgraceful, and this Government should hang their heads in shame.

"This is adding to the uncertainty and anxiety faced by hundreds of people. We know several families who have had enough and moved away" www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

💙 I am delighted I was able to help save this iconic Bristol business. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

79.4% of Bristolians think the conditions of the roads are a problem. That's why the Liberal Democrats have secured an additional £1m for potholes and road repairs over the forthcoming year - giving our roads the boost they need. www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

Better roads, more on-street electric chargers, and 48-hour fly tip removal: our proposals for Bristol City Council's Budget. Read about our priorities that we'll be making the case for in today's budget-setting meeting 👇 www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

The Council has paused changes that would've halved the number of visitor permits available to those living in Residents Parking Zones, after questions by Lib Dem Cllr Nicholas Coombes revealed that over 3,000 people would've been affected by the restriction. www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

Our input to Bristol City's Council annual budget has secured additional money for cleaner streets, local community groups, better planning enforcement, and more. Read about the other areas we have secured money for below ⬇️ www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

Bristol Labour failed to originally budget for a new ramp, and the Regional Mayor failed to foot the bill once this was revealed. Now, Sparke Evans Bridge in Brislington is due to open six-months behind schedule. Read about our efforts to reopen it 👇 www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

With rumours of a Government u-turn on planned business rates rises, it is “absolutely urgent” for Ministers to provide clarity to pubs, hospitality, and high street businesses. www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

Bristol City Council has passed its new strategy concerning lived-in vehicles, which has been developed with input from across the Council, including Chair of the Public Health and Communities Committee @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

The Lib Dems have been campaigning for the introduction of a tourist tax for several years: “The money raised from people visiting our region must be put back into local communities, to improve the lives of visitors and residents alike.” www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

🎉 Success! The Government has finally listened to our campaign to introduce visitor levy powers in England. However, it's crucial that the money raised is not kept in the Mayor's coffers. It must be spent in our local communities to make Bristol a better place to visit and live.

Community groups are facing astronomical increases in fees to hire council venues. Liberal Democrat Councillor @cllr-andrew-varney.bsky.social has been campaigning to restore fair fees for our vital local community groups ⬇️

📻 Great to talk to Radio Bristol’s Joe Sims at Bristol Blue Glass this week. The iconic glass company is having to leave their Bath Road site due to redevelopment but finding suitable new premises is proving difficult. Listen in from 1’22”. 💙 Save Bristol Blue Glass www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A free, independent BBC is vital to a free, informed democracy. Don’t let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.

The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. Political leaders across the spectrum must defend it.

Wow! Almost 900 signatures in less than 24 hours! Thank you everyone for signing. Please share with your family and friends so we can demonstrate strong local support for this Bristol institution: c.org/cVhr7BJDLB

Please find attached the Order of Service for our Armistice Day Act of Remembrance at the Brislington War Memorial on Bath Road.

We have sent the Government a clear message: It's time to step up and fairly fund councils for providing Council Tax exemptions. This week, Bristol City Council backed our calls for the Government to fund the value of student council tax exemptions - totalling £25m this year.

Bus franchising is an essential step to reform our bus service into one that works for Bristolians. With a new law cutting red tape, WECA should seize this opportunity to fix our buses and start the process to franchise the service immediately.

Only 10% of bike thefts in Bristol were solved last year. That's why we're calling for Operation Bike Bait - to tackle the bike theft epidemic once and for all.

Lib Dems win reforms to end mouldy, flooded homes for military families The Liberal Democrats have hailed a breakthrough victory to bring military family homes up to the Decent Homes Standard in law, after years of campaigning by families and the party. www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

Our hospices have been pushed to the brink. Hundreds of beds lie empty because there is not enough funding or staff. Services across the country have been pared back and 4 in 10 of hospices say they will have to make cuts this year. Protect our hospices: sign our petition ⬇️

A local school - where teachers have given up their staffroom for learning - is finally getting the investment it needs to finish ongoing building works to provide places for SEND students, after construction has been stalled for months.

🌳 Tree planting in Hillsborough Road 🌳 You can view the plan online at: www.bristol.gov.uk/onetreeperchild Tree planting will take place in the 2025-26 winter planting season. Comment by 14 Nov. One Tree Per Child, Blaise Nursery, Kings Weston Road, BS11 0XF [email protected]

Following a massive hike in the cost to hire Council venues, Cllr Andrew Varney intervened to protect affordable access for local community groups. www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

No one should be stuck in the awful position of waiting months on end for mental health services. It's time to supercharge mental health care in this country.

The ending of two party politics is looking rather like two party politics.

Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID. That’s not the kind of country we want to be. Liberal Democrats have always stood up for people’s freedom and privacy, back our petition to say no to digital ID cards.

In power, Bristol Labour decided to outsource all of our highways work. Even painting simple white lines on roads can take months and come at a high cost. We are calling to undo this outsourcing and bring some of the work back in-house, where it can be done quicker and faster.

📚 Delighted all our wonderful libraries are now safe. Under the previous administration the library service was ‘hollowed out’ with a recruitment freeze and regular unexpected closures at short notice. We got the recruitment freeze lifted, and we have secured the library budget for the future.

We know that libraries are a vital community resource. That's why we've protected Bristol's library funding in full. Read the joint statement between Cllr @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social and Council Leader Cllr Tony Dyer below

New NHS figures reveal that Bristol and surrounding areas saw 50,103 A&E attendances during June and July, up from 31,247 a decade ago. Bristol's health services have faced a summer crisis, and urgent action is needed to stop the annual winter crisis turning into a permacrisis

From January, all young children will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS. @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social: "Offering a free chickenpox vaccine is a much welcome step to protect children from serious illness, and many more from discomfort and infections."