35°C in late May. Records broken. The country woefully unprepared. @earlrussell.bsky.social, Lib Dem Energy and Net Zero spokesperson in the Lords, on why this country cannot afford to wait any longer.

A list of every single Labour MP who voted to block a UK-EU customs union last night. Can you spot your MP?

I was delighted to speak in the King’s speech debate last night on housing, transport and health. Residents, passengers and patients must be at the heart of new legislation and we will table amendments where needed to ensure their voices are heard.

I am pleased to announce that I have taken over the Health Spokeperson role for our group in the Lords. Thanks to Paul Scriven for his work in this role and support handing over the brief.

Good discussion this morning with Cycling UK and @OllyGloverLD @Steffanaquarone @Wera_Hobhouse @EarlRussellLD about how to support more people cycling and the role micromobility can play.

🔴 @carolinepidgeon.bsky.social is in the Lords right now demanding the government act on the findings of Tommy's landmark report.

250,000 miscarriages happen in the UK every year, but you have to suffer three or more before you get any extra support. @carolinepidgeon.bsky.social is pushing the government to act earlier.

Wonderful visit to the @HornimanMuseum today with @EarlRussellLD seeing behind the scenes and hearing about their world leading research and exhibition and collection plans. Well worth a visit.

Great to be out supporting Ed and Richard, @swklibdems team in Dulwich Village today with Baroness Alison Suttie. 🔸🔸🔸

Wonderful to be out campaigning in East Dulwich with fellow @LibDemPeers @OllyGrender @markpack and Alison Suttie 🔸🔸🔸what a fantastic @swklibdems team @vmmchamberlain.bsky.social

Great to be out supporting Chris Nicholson and Simon Cordon in Clapham Common today with @OllyGrender Alison Suttie and @MikeTuffrey 🔸🔸🔸

Three more London bridges classified in 'very poor' condition. As our peer, @carolinepidgeon.bsky.social warns in @thetimes.com: decades of failure to invest in transport infrastructure means we are now paying the price. www.thetimes.com/article/305e...

Delighted to post my vote for the fantastic local Lib Dem team in Southwark🔸🔸🔸

Lovely to be out talking to residents in Southwark with @VMMChamberlain @EarlRussellLD @IrinavonWiese and the team 🔸🔸🔸

Good to join campaigners supporting the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill outside Parliament earlier with my colleague Lord Shaffaq Mohammed

Today I asked Government when passengers in the North West will receive the Northern train service they rightly expect on Sundays, by resolving the ongoing staffing dispute which does not include Sundays in rotas. Services have been halved in frequency for too long.

Lovely sunny day to be out supporting our team in Dulwich Village 🔸🔸🔸

With new strategic authorities being established I encouraged Government today to ensure clear guidance around effective working with resilience forums and key partners to ensure operational readiness for major incidents.

Delighted to work with the Transport Minister Peter Hendy to secure amendments to the Devolution Bill last night which will ensure greater safety for taxi and private hire passengers. Enforcement officers will be able to take action no matter where the licence has been issued.

Great to get a commitment that the Government is doing a study looking at greater access to London Gateway, Britain’s 2nd largest container port. Electrification of 3 miles of track could boost rail freight.

Great to be out on the doors supporting one of our fantastic teams of candidates in Southwark today.

Earlier in the week I asked the Government to set up a new fund for accessibility works on the railway to ensure that industry has confidence to invest and that we can increase access for everyone on our trains.

Yesterday I tabled amendments to the Devolution Bill to give full power of summons to the London Assembly, allow the Mayor’s budget to be amended with a simple majority and to stop the Mayor’s licensing grab from London Boroughs. My amendment for a simple majority for the budget passed!

The last thing the UK needs just now is Tony Blair’s advice on whether to trust a US President about a Middle East war. We know how that White House movie ended.

Yesterday I spoke to my amendments to the Devolution Bill to close loopholes which allow for Taxi and Private Hire drivers to secure their licence in one part of the country but work in another part, with enforcement powers not available to all authorities. hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0...

Delighted to feature in @TheHouseMag 2026 list for Women in Westminster: The 100. Wonderful to celebrate last night with my wonderful and inspiring colleague @floellabenjamin.bsky.social

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.

🚍 All too often, our rural bus timetable doesn't clock in for the early shift or wait up for the late one. Real life doesn't run 9-5. Our transport shouldn't either. It's time for hourly buses in all our major towns and villages, with services that start earlier and run later.

Dame Esther Rantzen, who has been at the forefront of the campaign calling for a change in the law, accused peers and lobbyists of “absolute blatant sabotage” of the assisted dying bill ⬇️

This week I pushed the Government to do more to make it safer and easier for children to cycle and walk to secondary school in the UK as they do in the Netherlands.

Lovely to join @cagnegatwick.bsky.social members this evening as I spoke about the serious issues with Gatwick’s expansion plans, supported by the Government.

The "brazeness" of illegal waste dumping by criminals across the country has been described as "gobsmacking" by the chair of the House of Lords Committee on Environment and Climate Change. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We need stable Cllrs in Goose Green Ward, not the chaos of the Labour Party ! 🗳️🗳️🔶🔶🔶🔶🔶

Meet our Goose Green team for May 2026: James Barber, Kaz Doyle & Luke McSorley Local residents. Active in the community. Working all year round – not just at election time Safer streets. Cleaner roads. Better pavements. A modern East Dulwich station www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/your-local-l...

All though 20% of all our waste ends up in the hands of serious organised criminals, costs the economy at least £1bn a year and does untold environmental damage the Green Party leader, is against policing waste crime as it may result in "an arms race of surveillance". news.sky.com/story/enviro...

This week I asked the Government to publish the full costs to retrospectively install over 150 emergency areas to improve the safety of ‘so called’ smart motorways and received assurance that there will be no further smart motorways rolled out.

On Wednesday I pushed the Government to genuinely commit to the EV transition to give industry the confidence as they invest heavily in decarbonisation.

Great to be out supporting the wonderful @swklibdems teams in Dulwich today and for a break in the 🌧️

Wonderful to see.

Pleased to have finished Report stage of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill today. Working with @carolinepidgeon.bsky.social we secured Gov amendments ensuring the Revenue Certainty Mechanism is used for UK based production & important reporting concessions. hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0...

Lib Dem Lords Inc @earlrussell.bsky.social secured some commitments from Government last night - around reporting on Sustainable Aviation Fuel and to ensure the revenue certainty mechanism to help industry invest in this new technology supports UK production.

This week I’ve pushed the Government to look at introducing a rural weighting to help with the additional costs of providing bus services in remote and rural areas.

Such a strong podcast yesterday and so shocking.

This week I have spoken about micromobility, pavement parking, bus safety, rail devolution and more in the committee stage of the Devolution Bill.

Yesterday I questioned the government about when passengers will see improvements to Sunday train services as part of the move to nationalise the railway.

It was a busy week in the Lords last week speaking on a number of topics including Northern Powerhouse Rail, GWR rail services, motorway cameras, illegal number plates and more….👇 members.parliament.uk/member/5366/...

Donald Trump just falls back on this behaviour every time he doesn't get what he wants. Greenland is not for sale and it is high time for the PM to stop pandering and work with our European friends to stand up the bully in the White House. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

I have pushed the government to introduce security guidance such as firewalls to ensure our electric buses can’t be hacked and made inoperable, following recent reports in Europe re Yutong buses from China.

Worth highlighting that we are still waiting for MHCLG to publish the Wildfire Strategy and Action Plan that was first due in in mid 2024. We need a new strategy, proper resources and specialist equipment to respond to this growing threat. hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-0...

At least 12,454 grassland, woodland or crop fires were recorded by fire services in England in the three months from March to May 2025. This is more than four times the 2,621 incidents logged by these services in the same period in 2024. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...