West Surrey Liberal Democrat’s elected their Group Leader and Deputy Leader. Cllr Paul Follows was chosen as group leader, Paul is currently leader of Waverley Borough Council and Cllr Shaun Macdonald, leader of Surrey Heath Borough Council has been elected as deputy group leader.

👏👏👏Well done to The Times for finally putting Farage’s £5mill “gift” on the front page 👏👏👏 Now can you lend me a magnifying glass 🔍? I’ve seen and heard @hugorifkind.bsky.social @geoffnorcott.bsky.social & @frasernelson.bsky.social discussing this but the editor seems to spike their work!

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Thank you to all my nurse colleagues on #NursesDay Your work is invaluable to running our health system, your contribution often overlooked, yet without your expertise, treatment, logic, experience, skill, diagnosis, insight, evidence based practice and empathy, the system just wouldn’t work.

Thank you so much to everyone in Woking South East who voted for me and my running mate, Peter Graves. We are both honoured and very grateful for your support, and look forward to representing you on the new #WestSurrey Council.

Another day, another local election Poll stations open shortly and remain open until 10pm Don’t forget your voter id and don’t forget to vote #WestSurrey #PollingDay #LocalElections2026 @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social

I took this photo the other day. It epitomises Spring to me, with the burst of colour. No reason to post other than I like it 😀🐝🌺🌳

Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU. Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well... www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Liberal Democrats get things done. We don’t do division. We do potholes and police officers, church roofs and clean rivers. We focus on the local issues that matter to you. Vote Liberal Democrat on 7th May.

Yesterday evening was the Mayor’s gala ball. A fantastic event raising money for Citizens Advice I’m using the photo to highlight #internationalwomensday showing women in leadership, Our Mayor, the Mayor of Rastatt, the leader of Woking Council & me as Deputy leader. #IWD2026 #RightsJusticeAction

I’ve previously got the Government to write off £500 million of #Woking Borough Council’s historic debts. The Local Government Minister has now confirmed it will give our new West Surrey Council interim financial support - it’s vital this council starts on a firm financial footing.

Yet another wrong decision by Starmer! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

@willforster.bsky.social is pleased to introduce Ellen Nicholson and Peter Graves candidates for the #Woking South East in May’s elections. Ellen & Peter have a lot of experience helping local people already, they will make a great duo on the new #WestSurrey Council. @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social

Irony….dept of health monitoring my comments on #Palantir as revealed in subject access requests in 2023… 2025, dept of health advising ministers that the #Palantir contract a bit 💩 🤪

I am proud to announce that I have been selected by the Woking Liberal Democrats to stand in the 2026 West Surrey Unitary Elections for the Woking South East Ward, alongside my running mate for the seat, Cllr Peter Graves. #VoteLibDem #LocalElectionsMay2026 #WestSurrey

Good to see BMJ highlight this @thedauk.bsky.social been highlighting risks of #Palantir for over 4 years….why on earth did NHS England fork out £330M on a company with such a track record?🤷‍♂️👇👇👇 youtu.be/0erZPoOPcm4?...

Both my father and grandfather served in our armed forces on active service. It takes a team to make things work. How dare Trump imply UK armed forces who served alongside the US forces in Afghanistan didn’t quite serve in the same way.

The Belgian prime minister at Davos with an interesting analysis from a European perspective.

It’s so important to recognise and celebrate the contributions of fellow healthcare professionals. This is why I have nominated my colleague, Samantha Thomas for her work on delay diagnosis of cancer claims at the forthcoming Black Heathcare awards. blackhealthcareawards.cahn.org.uk/awards/

Brexit was such a lie. It’s actually made the U.K. poorer, more isolated, insular and less secure And remember who led the drive that has made us more insecure - Farage alongside Johnson & Co. The U.K. needs to accept its error and seek a closer union with Europe.

Carers are often the bedrock of our families and communities, unsung and sometimes unseen, striving for better care and advocacy, for those they care for, often at great personal cost. #CarersDay

"Leaving the ECHR would do nothing to halt small boat crossings, but it would deny British people hard-won rights." @MaxWilkinson.bsky.social

A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence: Labour has managed to pack so many failures into a single five day period that it's becoming difficult to remember all the details iandunt.substack.com/p/a-week-of-...

Congratulations to @joshbabarinde.bsky.social who has been elected as the new president of the @libdems.org.uk

🔶📍 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗻 – 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲’𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗻 🧐 Residents I met remarked they saw more of me than their own MP, who is missing in action locally. ✊ Nowhere should be a no-go area for the Liberal Democrats. We are the last line of defence against Reform’s division.

I’m voting for @joshbabarinde.bsky.social for party President. I believe he has the enthusiasm and vision for what is needed.

% of Seats Successfully Defended by Each Party: 🔶 LDM: 93% (26/28) 🌍 GRN: 67% (6/9) ➡️ RFM: 50% (4/8) 🌹 LAB: 28% (13/47) 🌳 CON: 27% (9/33) 🏘️ Localists: 0% (0/9)

Absolutely colossal night of success for the Lib Dems. In the 10 byelections, the LDs have gained from the CONs, GRNs, INDs and LAB, with a narrow loss to REF by 31 votes in Babergh. Scoreboard: LD 7, REF 1, CON 1, IND 1. I assume the media will cover this as breathlessly as every opinion poll?

Congratulations to my Surrey Liberal Democrats colleagues on the spectacular wins overnight across West Surrey. 🔶

Tied with the Tories and three points behind Labour…

Sad news

Former LibDem leader Menzies Campbell has died aged 84

At #libdem conference and proposed an amendment to F8 policy that means that 111 calls made to the #NHS would never take longer than three minutes to get through. The guarantee is an important reassurance, especially during times when demand for 111 is at its peak. @conference.libdems.org.uk

'Countless' BBC staff have told Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey that they agree with the party’s petition to “balance the BBC" away from Farage's party (as reported by Byline Times) he says in a pre-conference interview with the NS today www.newstatesman.com/politics/lib...

Lib Dem’s Ed Davey on Gaza, Trump and Farage www.channel4.com/news/lib-dem...

Today marks International #DemocracyDay. Democracy matters - and it cannot be taken for granted. Our voting system leaves swathes of people feeling powerless and fuels disillusionment, which can have dangerous consequences. Change can't wait. We need #PRnow.

It’s appalling to see police officers come under attack at the Tommy Robinson rally. Those involved should be held accountable through the full force of the law.

Well, well! Look who's brightened my day. It's Fraser Nelson and the Times! I would never have predicted that in a million years. youtube.com/shorts/Afl1y...

It’s clear there is no lie too low or dangerous for Farage and his acolytes. Let there be no doubt: Reform are a threat to our health. We cannot let them get their hands on our NHS. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

English water companies spent £16.6m fighting legal action against regulators and campaigners over environmental breaches. Abuse of bill payers. Companies pay lawyers instead of investing in infrastructure to prevent sewage dumping.

Read the room, then lead the room. I will not be dragged to the right by media hysteria over immigration. It remains an issue which demands respect and compassion. The government must take care not to join the Conservative Party and Reform UK in the abyss.

🧵 Reform UK are truly a bunch of 🤪as a political party….they’ve invited a known conspiracy theorist who’s currently under investigation by the GMC to speak to their conference next weekend…

The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A preventable, predictable famine. Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.

Thank you to our fantastic candidate, Mike Smith, for increasing the Lib Dem vote share in Addlestone County division. @libdems.org.uk @runnymedelibdems.bsky.social @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social

Good luck to the three Liberal Democrats candidates in the #Addlestone by-election today. Don’t forget to vote 🗳️ It’s been a pleasure to campaign with you. @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social @runnymedelibdems.bsky.social @markpack.bsky.social

Good luck to everyone getting #GCSE results today.