The BBC are just taking the p!ss now. "Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Swindon. On the panel are Stephen Kinnock MP, Harriet Baldwin MP, Nadine Dorries and Mariella Frostrup." www.libdems.org.uk/bbc

People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home. I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.

This is so relevant to #Wales as well

YOU HAVE TO MARVEL AT STARMER’S STUPIDITY. Leave Johnson’s right wing appointees in charge of the BBC? The first thing any sane prime minister would have done is to clean out the stables, wouldn’t they? Not our Keir. He’s taken stupidity to a whole new level.

Reform UK’s Llyr Powell wanted Kemi Badenoch to be Prime Minister. #Caerphilly, your Reform UK candidate is power hungry so he moved over to Reform. He doesn’t care about principles he just wants power. The problem is Llyr. web.archive.org/web/20220711... #PowellHungry #TheProblemIsLlyr

Not sure you can say this isn't tax avoidance @danneidle.bsky.social - whether they did this due to a purposeful decision, or through incompetence they've still tried to avoid paying tax.

This in FT this morning 👇

If a politician is blaming all the problems in this country on one small group of people then they don't understand the problems or the solutions. They are just seeking power. Populism from the left or right is equally dangerous.

Why are the BBC asking Ed Milliband about Prince Andrew. You invited him on to talk about net zero and energy. Grill him on that!

Try as I might, I can't get Reform to answer a simple question about their candidate in the Caerphilly by-election Llyr Powell. When did he last have contact with Nathan Gill, the party's former leader in Wales who has admitted taking Russian bribes? willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/why-cant-r...

➡️ "Fucking suck it up!"🚨 Leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council. Footage reveals Kent leader, Linden Kemkaran, berating councillors amid rows over budgets and bullying claims. @reformexposed.bsky.social via @theguardian.com #JackieWeaver

Reform politician billed taxpayer for almost £2k in legal fees. She won't say if it was to gag staff

Peaceful protest in #caerphilly earlier. I hope it stays peaceful.

Lib Dems are the winners of by-elections Super Thursday! 💪 Won 7 out of 10 local by-elections ↗️ GAINS from the Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party 🔶 6 from 6 seats in Surrey as what remains of the Blue Wall crumbles away Congratulations to our brilliant campaign teams and new councillors!

❗ Liberal Democrat GAIN from Green Yesterday's Staines (Spelthorne) council by-election result: LDEM: 37.9% (+37.9) REF: 23.5% (+23.5) IND: 12.3% (-15.1) CON: 10.9% (-4.7) GRN: 7.7% (-27.8) LAB: 7.4% (-14.1) TUSC: 0.4% (+0.4) +/- 2023 Estimated turnout: ~31% (-19) andrewteale.me.uk/previews

Farage again blames “the endless eastward expansion of NATO” for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Even when he’s playacting at being tough on Putin, he can’t resist repeating Kremlin talking points.

We're only going to sort out social care in Wales by finding the money to pay for it. Until we do the NHS will continue to be dysfunctional. #caerphillybyelection

I want to warn the people of #Caerphilly, I live in England under a Reform council. They have been in power for 5 months, they are already reducing services in a desperate attempt to show that they are cutting waste compared to the previous Tory controlled council who disliked spending too.

Richard Beresford Development Bursary Fund - Applications Open Now More information here: www.enterprise.ac.uk/richard-bere...

Not really a surprise, Reform don't want to give people an education and opportunity.

I've been doing that @libdems.org.uk thing of caring for my local community this morning. Machen memorial looking much tidier. Luckily the church roof is fine.

Welsh Labour has been accused of “staggering hypocrisy” after its Caerphilly Senedd by-election campaign van displayed a message saying “Save Our Libraries” - even though it’s the local Labour-run council that put them at risk ✍️Martin Shipton

I think folks in Caerphilly are not fans of the Putin party...

Two years ago, we watched in horror those appalling scenes of Hamas’s evil terrorist attack on Israel. We stand in solidarity with British Jews, the people of Israel and Jewish communities around the world against terrorism and against antisemitism in all its forms.

The Tories being disingenuous? Surely not....

We haven’t forgotten your silence on your Welsh Leader Nathan Gill admitting 8 bribery charges. We haven’t forgotten the racist and inept councillors you’ve lost. We haven’t forgotten your Britannia Card to help the rich. We haven’t forgotten DOGE being a con.

Who wants to see a video of Nigel Farage calling Nathan Gill a “decent, honourable man”?

Reform UK are pushing immigration hard as an issue in the Caerphilly by-election. Just for context, Caerphilly has the THE LOWEST, immigration rate of all Wales' 22 councils. 97.1% of people there were born in the UK. Only Cardiff and Newport have move that 10% born overseas.

If this was any other party it would be parroted so much that it would haunt them and come to define them. Now then what will the approach of our broadcast media be to this? Will we be talking about it this time next week? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID. That’s not the kind of country we want to be. Liberal Democrats have always stood up to defend civil liberties against government overreach. We will fight tooth and nail to oppose these plans too.

We are overtaking the Conservatives and on the cusp of overtaking Labour too. More and more people are backing the Liberal Democrats to stand up to Reform and stop Trump’s America becoming Farage’s Britain.

I know it's a conference bounce, but good to see the LibDems overtaking the Tories and not far behind Labour. Now just need to bring down that 33% to something close to zero.

Wales is a country with such a strong and unique culture and history. To see it being lost is a tragedy. Perhaps more focus on supporting the broader Welsh culture and less on arbitrary targets for the Welsh language would have better results

What are the council doing? This should not be cancelled due to the By-election.

Found this fantastic placard on FB - wholeheartedly agree - RESISTANCE is the only option ✊✊🥰

The media - no, we're not going to report on serious Lib Dem policies The media - yes, we will report on fun stunts The media, also - the Lib Dems need to show they've got serious policies

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

Coverage of Nigel Farage too often dominates the BBC. We know it, you know it. It's time to balance the BBC

It's an absolute pleasure to welcome @helenpankhurst.bsky.social to #IEEC2025 to talk about social disruption and it's relevance to entrepreneurship education

Many weeks of hard work come to fruition. #IEEC2025 is open

A few pics from the first part of #ieec2025, a tour of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Manchester. A real thriving community with two Universities at its heart.

Labour shooting themselves in the foot again.

We’re on 14k + sigs now. We’ve a week to get this as high as possible. 72 v 4 Ed Davey shouldn’t need to Bunjee Jump in order to get the LibDem message about Trump, worries about threats to ECHR & social care on the agenda. He leads the 3 biggest party! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Reform campaign letter on day of MS’s funeral was a “kick in the gut”

Would it suit me?

No respect, no morals - I hope the people of Caerphilly reject these charlatans

Meanwhile climate change is making parts of the world unliveable which, if not stopped will make the current migration 'crises' seem like a trivial political issue stirred up for nefarious gain. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

It's time for the Welsh Gov and local councils to act on this scandal. People's lives and health are at risk. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... @foecymrucydd.bsky.social

This is worth a read @waterslee.bsky.social you should be proud of what you achieved. 20mph limits in Wales saves lives.