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Please support this humanitarian initiative to collect used and unwanted candles for Ukraine and tell people about places where you can leave their unwanted candles in Sheffield! Collections run until 24th January.

Congratulations to Councillor Callum Robertson. Liberal Democrats held Tudor Ward in Watford in yesterday’s by-election 🔶 Liberal Democrat, Callum Robertson: 821, 52.6% ➡️ Reform: 433, 27.2% 🔵 Conservative: 148, 9.3% 🔴 Labour: 111, 7% 🟢 Green: 77, 4.8% Congratulations to Callum and the whole team

Recent updates as of 05.12👇

On Tuesday evening I was honoured to hold a debate on Support for Disabled Veterans in the House of Commons. Our disabled veterans deserve our gratitude and respect. They should not have to fight for support and care.

ICYMI: The moment we defeated Nigel Farage’s plan to take away your human rights. 🕶️

Any politician trying to use last night’s awful events to stoke hatred and division should be ashamed.

The climate and nature crises are the defining challenges of our time – yet Conservative and Labour governments have failed to act with the urgency needed, leaving the UK unprepared for the damage already underway.

Our plan will protect the environment, cut bills, create good jobs and ensure no community is left behind – delivering climate action that puts people and the planet first. Read more from @PippaHeylings.bsky.social www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...

@LibDemDaisy.bsky.social gives us the low-down on her Autumn Conference 2025 speech - hot off the stage in Bournemouth.

Years of Conservative neglect left Britain’s railways failing passengers – with soaring fares, unreliable services, and complicated ticketing models. In some areas, commuters are paying nearly £1,100 more a year since 2019, yet getting a worse service.

Our new policy, passed today, will make rail travel more affordable, reliable, and accessible - connecting communities, boosting jobs, and building a fairer, more sustainable transport network. Read more from @PaulKohlerSW19.bsky.social www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Our flag does not belong to one creed or to one race. It belongs to one people, the British people. We will not let our flag be used to intimidate.

Hospices provide compassionate end of life care for hundreds of thousands of people each year, while easing pressure on overstretched NHS hospitals. Yet years of underfunding and rising costs have left many at breaking point – with 7 in 10 warning they may have to cut services.

No one should be denied dignity, comfort, or support at the end of life because their local hospice can’t raise enough money. Read more about our new policy on securing the future of hospice care, from @AlisonEBennett.bsky.social www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Ed Davey banging the drum for Britain. Liberal Democrats are the only party standing up for Britain as a decent and caring country and taking on the divisive politics of Nigel Farage and the Conservatives.

Hospitality businesses are vital for jobs, economic growth, and thriving communities – but years of workforce shortages, high energy costs, and poor government policy from both the Conservatives and Labour have left many struggling to survive. We must back hospitality.

Our new policy passed today will help pubs, cafés, restaurants, and hotels not just survive, but thrive - supporting local jobs, boosting the economy, and keeping our communities vibrant. Read more about our plan to back hospitality from @libdemdaisy.bsky.social www.libdems.org.uk/news/backing...

Across the country, people are being held back not by a lack of potential, but by a lack of access to the training they need to succeed. From care homes to construction sites, clean energy to HGV driving, employers are facing critical skills shortages.

For too long, weak regulation has let the gambling industry profit from addiction, debt, and family breakdown. Liberal Democrats will hold the gambling industry to account and put people before profits, so that gambling in the UK can be safe, fair, and free from harm.

The gambling industry has had a free pass for too long. Today, Liberal Democrats have passed bold new policy to put public health at the heart of gambling regulation, read more from @maxwilkinson.bsky.social www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Years of Conservative mismanagement pushed our NHS to breaking point. Nowhere is that clearer than in our emergency care services. From patients dying in A&E waiting rooms, to families waiting hours for ambulances, the crisis has become intolerable.

When people turn to the NHS in dire need, they deserve emergency care where lives are saved and patients can trust that help will come. Today our members have passed new policy to get emergency care back on track, read more from @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social

Read our policy in full: www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Someone needs to explain to Donald Trump that blocking peace is no way to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

We don’t talk about it much, but we are a nation of carers. The answers to the care crisis can’t just be about tinkering with the formal systems social care as they exist. We must, as a country ask some more fundamental questions about how we can better support families.

Liberalism is about empowering individuals to be the best they can be and its also about holding the already powerful, like Elon Musk, to account.

Watch Ed Davey’s full interview with @PoliticsJOE_UK here 🔽 youtu.be/TLm_qrAamms?...

The government must facilitate proper, cross-party talks to end the social care crisis for good. www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

We believe Britain deserves better - a modern, joined-up policing system that prevents crime, delivers justice swiftly and restores public confidence. Today our members have passed new policy to make policing fit for the future, read more from @LisaSmartMP www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...

The challenges facing policing in Britain have never been more complex, yet the system is stuck in the past and at crisis point. Years of the Conservatives mismanagement of our policing service left communities feeling abandoned in the face of crime and anti-social behaviour.

More and more people are turning to the Liberal Democrats and our positive vision. We are standing up for Britain as a decent and caring country, and taking on the divisive politics of Nigel Farage and the Conservatives. There is no limit to our ambition.

Alex Cole-Hamilton gives us the low-down on his Autumn Conference 2025 speech - hot off the stage in Bournemouth.

Our flag doesn't belong to the nationalists. It belongs to all of us. So let's reclaim it for those who want to reunite and rebuild, not those who want to divide and destroy.

More rank hypocrisy from Farage…

Nigel Farage wants to follow Putin and tear up our hard-won rights.

Nigel Farage and the Reform Party’s Taliban Tax means sending hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money to an oppressive regime that British soldiers fought and died to defeat.

Thank you for your support, Cllr Jayne Phoenix #Kamran4VP #LibDems

Thank you for your support, Cllr Dr Will Sapwell #Kamran4VP #LibDems

I'm boycotting the state banquet to send a message to both Donald Trump and Keir Starmer that they cannot close their eyes and wish away the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Donald Trump can stop this catastrophe in Gaza and get the hostages released. youtu.be/4MqPsjiage8

#Diversity is our greatest strength, not a threat to be feared. I believe in a #Liberal Britain where every voice is heard, every #community is respected, and no one is left behind. That’s the future I’m fighting for, that’s why I’m standing to be your next party Vice-President. #Kamran4VP

With Reform UK saying it would be reasonable to pay the Taliban to return migrants to Afghanistan, how many Britons this would be acceptable? Acceptable: 17% Unacceptable: 61% % acceptable by party Reform: 35% Con: 23% Lab/Lib Dem: 7-13% yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

It's about time! "Farage investigated by standards watchdog after peer complains Reform leader may have failed to declare support from PR boss who is now a Trump official" @thetelegraph.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

Right, the BBC’s platforming of Farage is getting completely out of hand. On the left, the 4 stories mentioning Ed Davey on the BBC News app since April 1st. On the right, some of the 40+ stories about Nigel Farage in the same period.

🚨 Exclusive: Ed Davey has met with BBC boss Tim Davie to complain about the broadcaster’s coverage, which the Liberal Democrats claim is weighted too heavily in Reform UK’s favour www.politicshome.com/news/article...

The SEND system urgently needs fixing, but Ministers mustn't use that as an excuse to balance the books on the backs of disabled children. The government cannot continue to ignore the voices of SEND children and their families. We urgently need a new National Body for SEND.

A big Liberal Democrat welcome to Councillor Clive Pickering who has joined us from the Labour Party in Barnsley.

Happy Birthday to the NHS. Thank you to all the NHS staff working hard to care for us and keep us healthy.