Lib Dem source: “Just 45 more Tory defections until Ed becomes Leader of the Opposition.”

The backs are beautifully illuminated in the golden hour atm; it'll be glorious for photos again at about 3pm tomorrow.

"If the US President is doing things that are against British values and against the British national interest someone has to point them out." @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

Arthur Christmas.

This week, the govt wrote to Cambridge City Council, giving Labour the option to cancel May's local elections. I believe they should go ahead. Before 15th Jan, please write to the Labour Councillors here - democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.… & tell them democracy delayed is democracy denied.

I'm delighted that the UK will be re-joining the Erasmus scheme. This is something the Lib Dems and I have long championed. Erasmus opens doors for young people from the UK and across Europe to share experiences, broaden horizons, and build lasting connections. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...

Pandemics don’t start in hospitals. They often start in animals. That’s why university vet schools matter so much for public health and pandemic preparedness. I’ve written about the proposed closure of Cambridge Vet School and why it has national consequences. open.substack.com/pub/dannycha...

🚨 Today Al Pinkerton will introduce a 10-minute bill that calls for a UK-EU customs union. It's time for Labour MP's to back our bill and help turbocharge our economy.

Labour Cambridge says it’s One Cambridge Fair for All. In deeds money talks. Shame on them @CambridgeLDs

Fortunately David Lammy you have the chance to vote for a customs union by backing our bill next week. See you in the Aye lobby?

Aggregate Result of the 170 Council By-Elections (for 173 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections: RFM: 59 (+51) LDM: 50 (+18) CON: 18 (-20) LAB: 14 (-40) GRN: 14 (+2) Ind: 9 (-5) Local: 4 (-6) SNP: 3 (=) PLC: 2 (=) Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...

State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.

The Liberal Democrats are proud to have stopped Nigel Farage’s attempt to pull Britain out of the ECHR, a move that would have torn up people’s rights and abandoned Churchill’s legacy.

Yesterday, Cambridge's Labour MP abstained on Farage's Bill to leave the EHCR. The @libdems.org.uk stood up for human rights and decency. Cambridge deserves better than Labour.

Lib Dem MPs showed up in force today to vote down Farage's destructive bill to withdraw from the ECHR. No thanks, Nigel!

As so often, @laylamoran.bsky.social finds gracious, unifying words. "I choose to believe that peace is possible. Everyone who went on a protest, wrote to their MP, cares about it, shouted at their TV - from whatever point of view - what were those deaths for, if not for a sustainable peace?" ~AA

The only thing my new camera appears to be good for:

Once again, it is the political satirists I feel sorry for.

Some ludicrous restrictions on public questions being proposed by the Combined Authority. Currently the deadline for public questions is 3 working days before a meeting; they want to change this to 7. Guess what the deadline for publishing the agenda is? shorturl.at/DQdrk (item 7)

This really shouldn't even need saying, let alone agitating for. It is a truism more than a proposition.

They must be able to criticise Tommy Robinson fascism or we're completely lost. This isn't even Farage we're talking about here. Goddamn them for even needing to hear that.

Go for a stroll; end up with a 6-part folk band singing about the fossilisation process (and the Jurassic coast of Yorkshire)... So another day in Cambridge.

Truth is: stopping Farage (tonight, in Newmarket) is gonna look a lot like this for the next few years. It can also be quite fun and does at least get you out of your own echo chambers. @libdems.org.uk @cambridgelds.bsky.social

The most important news from today's reshuffle:

Best thing about canvassing... meeting new cats (sorry people).

The Conservatives have lost overall control of Surrey County Council for the first time since the 1990s after the Lib Dems won a local by-election. Voters in Surrey are backing the Liberal Democrats' community politics over the Conservatives, just as they did in the General Election.

It was great to welcome @eddavey.libdems.org.uk o Cambridge this weekend to test out his punting skills & show him the lock islands which urgently need fixing. Read mpre about our Plan for the Cam & sign our petition here - www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk/campaigns/sa...

More coverage of @cambridgelds.bsky.social plan for the Cam with thanks to @cambridgeindy.bsky.social www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/petitio...

Petition launched demanding funding for River Cam locks that are at risk of failure www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/petitio...

Do you want to save our rivers and wildlife? Take a punt: www.libdems.org.uk/join

Finding from our trip to Normandy and Brittany: Fougeres is really, really under-advertised!

Keir Starmer to young people:

You must watch this...

The Lib Dems have selected their Parliamentary candidate for #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cheney-...

The Lib Dems have reported the BBC to Ofcom for giving "undue prominence" to Reform UK in its coverage of the UK-France deal yesterday

Journalists at the Farage press conference repeating Reform's framing of this policy as "robin hood" because the non-dom fee will be redistributed to poorer workers, whilst missing the fact that it hands tens of billions of pounds in tax cuts to the wealthiest people already living in the UK

The Prime Minister has not even spoken once in the Commons since this crisis began. He needs to come to Parliament today, update the country on where the UK stands and what he is doing to ensure the situation does not escalate any further.

Today’s Spending Review failed to fund the Ely Junction upgrade—a project with a £4.89 return for every £1 invested. This isn’t just a local issue—it’s a national setback. We need real investment in infrastructure that delivers real growth. The Chancellor must act now.

The PM told me today that he would do everything he can to get desperately needed aid into Gaza, but words are not enough and I will hold him to account until we see action.

The warning couldn’t be clearer. ⚠️ Slashing the nature-friendly farming budget would be catastrophic for the nature and climate crisis, and for our long-term food security. What's more, it would leave the UK Government’s credibility on climate and nature in tatters.

Farage: "Lucy Connolly should not be in prison... Understand, there were millions of mothers at that moment in time after Southport feeling exactly the same way. Connolly was imprisoned because she posted: “Set fire to all the fucking hotels full of the bastards… if that makes me racist so be it.”

Great to have our first Lib Dem Cambridgeshire county council group meeting today. Really pleased to say I’ve been elected to stay on chairing highways with Robin as my vice chair. Only problem with so many of us is that it’s difficult to get a good group photo!

Just over a week to go until the Beer Festival returns. There are 220 beers listed at data.cambridgebeerfestival.com for this year; here's how many there have been over the years (data for 2001-2011 is missing at the moment)

Are you interested in beer? Did you know we have our own home-made beers @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social? Next Thursday join us for a film & discussion about the history of beer, then try our beers Free tickets (& beer discounts) at www.tickettailor.com/events/intel... @cambeerfest.bsky.social

So across Cambridge, the score for councillors elected (12 County and 2 City) is: Lib Dem 7, Labour 4, Green 3, Conservative 0, Reform 0. Well done to all!

Cambridgeshire Council Result #LE2025: LDM: 31 (+11) RFM: 10 (+10) CON: 10 (-18) LAB: 5 (-4) GRN: 3 (+3) INDs/LOCs: 2 (-2) Liberal Democrat GAIN from No Overall Control.

Mark Carney is asked how the lessons of Brexit apply to Trump's tariff policy. "When you break off or substantially rupture trade relations with major trading partners... you end up with slower growth, higher inflation, higher interest rates, volatility, a lower currency, a weaker economy." ~AA