Whether it is sky-high bills or the destruction of our natural environment, it’s time these failing water companies were held properly to account.

Agreed, Brit soc genetic Medicine wrote a briefing on this: bsgm.org.uk/media/12702/...

www.bmj.com/content/390/... Calls for a ban on consanguineous marriage are misguided From a PH doc that definitively knows his stuff in this space

"Prime Minister and many ministers have identified that the benefits system is broken and the cost of it is skyrocketing, but balancing the books on the backs of the poor is wrongheaded in the extreme." "The proposals today are a leap into the dark." @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social

If the PIP and UC changes are unacceptable (and they definitely are), why is it ok to inflict them on new claimants? How can Labour rebels be happy with inflicting this cruelty on anyone?

President Zelensky and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (COE) Alain Berset have signed a document that establishes a tribunal for the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

Why do UK media outlets- in particular the Times, Mail and Telegraph - let Trump get away with appalling loutish behaviour which they’d condemn in anyone else? Like trying to get a journalist sacked for writing the truth or calling them scum or dropping the F-bomb in public

It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

In GE2019, the Tories got 56% of seats on 44% of the votes. In GE2024, Labour got 63% of seats on 34% of the votes. We need to change this system so that seats match votes - voters should get the MPs and policies they vote for. #ChangeTheVotingSystem

Magnificent, yet passed over, targeted, fined – family carers are the hidden face of the care crisis | John Harris

I feel very privileged to have become Deputy Leader of Oxfordshire County Council today.

Absolutely delighted to be at the annual Paul Foot Awards. Best prize in investigative journalism bar none

Social media this morning is a zombie apocalypse of dinosaur Tory politicians and right wing hangers-on hankering after the nasty Brexit wars of the last decade. Our country has moved on!

Six milestones, five missions, three foundations … Starmer loves a list. Here’s one for him to take to the EU-UK summit this weekend:

British surgeon working in Gaza says it is now 'a slaughterhouse' amid Israeli bombardment

Great to have taken part in The Late Debate last night talking about immigration, local elections and 25 years of the Mayor and London Assembly.

Liberal Democrats asked Government ministers today to clarify their commitment to #HongKong and British BNO passport holders . The freedom of HongKongers must be held up by all parties. Thank you @salbrinton.bsky.social, speaking to us ahead of this parliamentary question and voicing out to HKers.

This reads like more evidence that the interim EHRC guidance was drawn up by Kishwer Falkner and cronies, without input from neutral expert staffers. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

What a speech.

A @tfl 91 bus driver just told me the law had changed & wheelchairs no longer had priority (he’d directed a buggy & suitcase in the space). I told him I was in the Supreme Court 2016 with @Doug_Paulley & said he had the power under Driver Regs to move them. He caved in. 🤷‍♀️

“Analysis by Persuasion UK finds 123 seats vulnerable to Reform switchers, but 250 Labour seats at risk from flight to progressive parties. While 11% of Labour voters are “Reform-curious”, 29% would consider voting Green and 41% would consider supporting the Lib Dems” @pollytoynbee.bsky.social

100 days on from Trump's inauguration, and following last night's results in Canada, one thing is clear: Licking his boots has consequences. Watch out Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch

One of the most shocking things I have read for a while: t.co/lg46ijHLDF

Cambridge Station today….

IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!! 🤣🤣🤣 The IEA is denying that they ever backed Brexit!!! Me vs Reem Ibrahim on BBC5Live The Institute of Economic Affairs can see the public has turned against Brexit so much that they're re-writing history to avoid the blame!

Attending demonstration in London with @libdems.org.uk in support of #tranrights following the UK Supreme Court bombshell ruling @pluslibdems.bsky.social @juvelad.bsky.social @charleyhasted.bsky.social @cajardinemp.bsky.social @aldeparty.bsky.social @salbrinton.bsky.social @markpackuk.bsky.social

Important letter in The Times from a doctor involved in mental healthcare 👇

Can't fucking move in Parliament square let alone hear what is being yelled up front #TransRights

Seeing pictures of the demo in London. In 2008 @natacha.bsky.social and I organised what was then the largest trans rights demo the UK had ever seen. It had a couple of hundred people. This looks like thousands. Maybe tens of thousands. We have come so far as a community. I’m really proud of us

Motability Operations stays silent over how much high street banks benefit from disabled people’s car scheme buff.ly/7R9LSl0 @salbrinton.bsky.social @liberaldisability.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @motabilityops.bsky.social @cajardinemp.bsky.social @richardmwhelan1.bsky.social

Utterly shocking to deny entry to two British MPs regardless of their party. It’s more than unacceptable. It sets a dangerous precedent. Lammy should call in the Ambassador to explain the Israeli Government’s position immediately.

"People wanted change from this government and what we've seen is a continuation of the mistakes that were made previously." @calummillerld.bsky.social

Helping disabled people into work??? buff.ly/T3MgDY7 When the new Labour Government was elected 8 months ago little did anyone suspect or expect the intensification of the ‘War on Disabled People’ @salbrinton.bsky.social @liberaldisability.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @unitesharon.bsky.social

I was honoured to speak at the protest against the Chinese super-embassy at Royal Mint Court this afternoon with my colleague @bobbywdean.bsky.social The Government must reject the planned embassy while China conducts transnational repression against HKers in Britain.

Yesterday in Kyiv, a farewell ceremony was held for Dominik "Tolkien" Abelen, a 28-year-old soldier of the HUR Legion from New Zealand and a member of the Māori people. His comrades honored him with the traditional Māori warrior dance, the "Haka". Eternal memory to the hero.

A premeditated and wholly unedifying takedown of one of the bravest people on the planet, in the most powerful room on the planet. Trump and Vance are a disgrace.

Remember: the televised punishment & humiliation meted out to Zelensky just now could be done to any NATO ally facing similar aggression. The sense of sneering hostility & contempt by Trump & Vance isn’t specific to Ukraine.

Slava Ukraini.

Years of evidence exposes minister’s claims in parliament that DWP is not to blame for deaths https://buff.ly/4hNyMIB @salbrinton.bsky.social @liberaldisability.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social #TheDepartment

Combined impact of different aspects of pandemic on disabled people ‘felt relentless’, Covid inquiry hears https://buff.ly/3Xd06rv @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @marisharay.bsky.social @liberaldisability.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social @salbrinton.bsky.social

We are also calling on the Government to seize frozen Russian assets and repurpose them to Ukraine. Combined together, Russian assets frozen by UK and European countries could provide Ukraine with a rescue package of over £40 billion worth of support.

The Government must now go further and faster on defence spending so we can stand up for #Ukraine and ensure our security against an emboldened Vladimir Putin. 🇬🇧🇺🇦 The @libdems.org.uk have a clear plan. 🔶👇

DWP is ‘broken and not fit for purpose’, says disabled MP https://buff.ly/40OwgdT The government needs to “lift the bonnet and redesign the system”. @rachelcdailey.bsky.social @liberaldisability.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social @salbrinton.bsky.social

Children in the UK were left waiting far longer for Covid vaccines than children in other European countries. It was incredibly difficult for children in Clinically Vulnerable households.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEvents

Private equity profiteering from children's misery. Compass Community has financialised foster care. Profits up from £3m to £10.8m. Fees double/triple compared to what councils could charge. Low pay, lack of workers' rights are hallmarks. End privatisation. www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...

The incident involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea is the latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure. We commend the Finnish authorities for their swift action in boarding the suspected vessel. My joint statement → europa.eu/!k6cCfB (1/3)

Before my debate on Thursday on the review of physician associates/anaesthetist associates, a very useful overview @bylineseast.bsky.social @peterstefanovic.bsky.social @everydoctor.org.uk @thedauk.bsky.social @assocanaes.bsky.social eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/health/...

Here it is. Your new favourite Christmas classic. ‘Love is Enough’ by Bath Philharmonia Young Carers’ Choir ft Ed Davey is available now! 🎁🎄 youtu.be/4dnoVc5sv9o?...