Congratulations to @Victoria-Collins.bsky.social - newly elected Vice President of the Liberal Democrats.

Trump’s latest attack on the free press... Donald Trump has now sued The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Walt Disney, which owns ABC News, CBS News, and CNN. This is unacceptable. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-sue-bbc-media-b2862554.html

Congratulations to @JoshBabarinde.bsky.social - newly elected President of the Liberal Democrats.

The BBC is tearing itself apart to appease publications and politicians who want to see it die. An absolutely kamikaze approach to running a media organisation. I can't see it ending well.

Great to know one of the world’s biggest social media platforms is run by such a level-headed guy who definitely wouldn’t use his influence to poison our politics or divide the country. Nothing to worry about at all.

An honour to take up my second annual Parliamentary Poppy Ride this week, representing Tewkesbury constituency in support of Royal British Legion.

I really welcome this. Scaling up our military strength is not just about tanks and ships. It is also about morale. Our troops could be asked to put their lives on the line to protect us. The least we can do is give them somewhere decent to live. www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Musk’s Grok is among the AI models pushing Russian state propaganda, actually citing Russian state media sites, when prompted about the war in Ukraine." For the millionth time: Why in the name of all that is good is the Government still addicted to X? open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...

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We just stopped Nigel Farage’s plan to drag Britain out of the ECHR and tear up people’s rights. Farage wanted to scrap Churchill’s legacy and bring us closer to Trump's America.

Today Tewkesbury voted to protect your human rights. Thank you for the honour.

So proud of my fellow Liberal Democrats this afternoon, along with those members of other parties who have defeated Farage's latest attempt to undermine Britain's place in the world. I'm so proud to have registered Tewkesbury's vote against this damaging, populist twaddle.

We just defeated Nigel Farage’s Bill in Parliament to tear up people’s rights and withdraw from the ECHR. Farage wants to do away with the Britain Churchill built and turn it into a version of Trump's America. We stopped him.

If racism has no place in his party, then Nigel Farage should prove it by withdrawing the whip from Sarah Pochin immediately.

Political parties that deny climate change exists are no friends of farmers. They are paving the way for deeper losses and long-term damage to British farming. open.substack.com/pub/dannycha...

Over the weekend, the Shadow Home Secretary showed how spineless the Conservative Party has become by failing to immediately call out Pochin’s racist remarks for what they were. It’s about time they stood up for the traditional British values of decency and tolerance, rather than bowing to Farage.

Sarah Pochin’s remarks were blatantly racist. Decent MPs from across party lines should now come together to condemn this disgraceful behaviour and show the public that this will never be tolerated by Parliament.

ICYMI on Sarah Pochin's remarks to Talk TV on Sat, where she complained that “adverts are full of Black people and Asian people”, Lib Dem MP Max Wilkinson said: "Nigel Farage keeps insisting that racism has no place in his party. Now is his chance to prove it - he must withdraw the whip."

This week I collaborated with The New Plough in Tewkesbury, to raise money for @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social. Our "Beat the MP" pool competition raised £165 for this excellent charity.

Didn't take long for "Stop the boats!" to become "Stop the blacks!"

I'm assuming this was the interview for that vacant TalkRADIO slot. Do we know when she starts?

A far right politician with credibility is dangerous: they dog whistle rather than speak their racism aloud, and they speak calmly and clearly. We're sure they're racists, but it's hard to prove. I'm really grateful when the likes of Pochin say the quiet part out loud and prove it for free.

I didn’t think this story could get worse, but the Prison Service had several chances to fix it and failed. The Government now has serious questions to answer and major work to do to make the system fit for purpose. It certainly isn't at the moment. shorturl.at/4jgD6

Brexit has been a shit show, and whether or not you agree that that was inevitable, the fact is that long after Farage set our country on this unnecessary misadventure, the Conservative Party had every opportunity to minimise the damage. Labour as toothless on the matter now, as they were in 2016.

The Tories can shout at me all they like, but the truth is their Brexit deal it is hurting our country and Labour won’t do anything about it. Today I urged the Prime Minister to actually fix it.

We know Rachel. Now please stop pandering to the tiny minority of people who somehow still believe in it, and get us something better.

Just remembered this post. And realised it has a very different resonance now. We now know his close friend and ally Nathan Gill was accepting Russian bribes when he posted this

A visit to Mother Ukraine on Vladimir Putin's birthday. 🇺🇦 🇬🇧

Can somebody run Rhys under a cold tap? www.facebook.com/share/r/1AaD...

I was honoured last week to meet with the Ukrainian Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture, and the Deputy Minister of Economy. Alongside @helenmaguiremp.bsky.social and @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social, we spoke at length regarding the value of de-mining to Ukraine's economic output.

Last year I met Itzik Horn, whose two sons were being held captive by Hamas. Yair was released earlier this year and today I am overjoyed that Eitan is also going home. I cannot imagine the trauma their family has suffered, and I pray they can now start to heal and move forward.

Angry dog behind letterbox.

In occupied Ukraine, toys like these stuffed with plastic explosives, are left by Russian soldiers. This is terrorism, sanctioned by the Russian state. Once Russia is defeated, it must never be able to wage such a war on its peaceful neighbours again.

@libdemcam.bsky.social I particularly loved what you said at the end about people coming together and making the effort to know one another. Yes, parties of the right don't actually want different communities to connect and thrive together (Jenrick !) , it would remove their raison d'etre.

Russia has left Ukraine the most mine contaminated country in the world. This week I visited some active minefields with the teams tasked with clearing them up. 🇺🇦🇬🇧

Big conversations start with simple questions. In Ep.1 of Politics Unchained, I sit down with @libdemcam.bsky.social to talk flags - what they mean, who they represent, and why they've become such a flashpoint 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 It's not left or right. It's about who we are. 🎙#PoliticsUnchained drops tomorrow

I'm seeing initial reports of a potential terrorist attack in Manchester. My thoughts are with the victims, their families and the people of Manchester and my thanks to the emergency services on the scene. Intolerance must never prevail. We must support each other. 🧡

ICYMI: Anti-corruption campaigners and the Liberal Democrats are calling for fresh investigations into Russian interference in British politics, after Reform UK’s former leader in Wales admitted to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia. ✍🏼 @bylinetimes.bsky.social

A timely reminder that Boris Johnson's Conservatives used the pandemic to funnel YOUR money into a secret network of friends and party donors.

Poland closing its airspace shows how close this war is to all of us. Our "war-ready Britain" plan calls for action - we must urgently improve our military readiness and public awareness in the face of Putin's aggressive ambition.

Whatever their differences, there's something that unites them - they all believe we must fix our broken democracy. As #LabourConference2025 begins, here's a reminder: polling consistently shows that most Labour members and voters support PR. It's time for Starmer to listen.

It's a "No" from me on Digital ID. I don't trust the next Elon Musk with my data, and I don't trust them with yours. In this digital age where AI and deepfakes are everywhere online, and where data is regularly hacked and exploited, can we afford to keep it all in one place?

www.libdems.org.uk/nodigitalid @marisharay.bsky.social @greenlibdems.org.uk @libdemcam.bsky.social @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social @leedargue.uk

Good luck getting me bungee jumping.

A good post but I noted that Mr Thomas is the recently elected Lib Dem MP for Tewkesbury. And God damn I feel so much of the media doesn't talk about how crazy that is He's the first non conservative MP for Tewkesbury since 1880. And one of the two Cotswold seats is Lib Dem too?

Taking this moment to wish my mum, and all my other favourite devout Christians well with the Rapture tomorrow.

Like a low budget Baywatch knock-off, this morning I ran down Bournemouth seafront and joined fellow Liberal Democrats and @sascampaigns.bsky.social in a swim to the end of the pier. I have to say, the water was lovely. If only that was the norm.

Sure. I left Twitter because I do not intend to legitimise an Apartheid-nostalgic, Sieg-Heiling, drug-fuelled narcissist by lending my weight to his right wing propaganda platform, knowing that he minimises my reach anyway. Each to their own though, I suppose.

Thank you @libdemcam.bsky.social for discussing with us the shocking reality people with leukaemia face in their diagnosis and for offering to write to the Government asking them to address this in the National Cancer Plan #LDConf