We all know a closer relationship with Europe would turbocharge our economy. Yet the Prime Minister's 'fresh start' is far too weak and unambitious. It's time for a UK-EU customs union.

This video with Jennifer Welch & Miles Taylor is well worth a watch. Hang in there to the end & see if you are not also inspired! youtu.be/0oipMZClCJ0?...

“We do not want our British politics funded by foreign bitcoin billionaires.” Daisy Cooper on why Britain must reject Farage’s Trump-style politics. #BBCQT

Our age rating system would protect children online and ban under 16s from harmful social media without a blanket ban. Our message to social media giants is clear: if your platform spreads harmful content or relies on addictive and algorithms, you should not be allowed anywhere near our kids.

While Trump is insulting our country and threatening our sovereignty, a state visit from our King should not be on the cards. The only people cheering it on seem to be Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage.

🗳️Where it matters, at the ballot box, we are the party taking on Reform UK and winning across the country. This 7 May, we're set to make our record eighth set of consecutive local election gains. ↗️

To everyone celebrating across England. From Colchester to Manchester, Newcastle to Newhaven, King's Lynn to King's Cross. Happy St George's Day!

Trumpflation is ballooning the cost of living. All cheered on by Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch.

Many thanks to @ldbrianmathewmp.bsky.social for visiting his local @thebhf.bsky.social red bench last Friday in Broughton Gifford, dedicated to Amalie. Amalie is one of dozens who have shared their experience of cardiovascular disease as part of our Keep Us Beating campaign❤️

POTUS is as mad as a box of frogs... only worse.... a nuclear armed box of frogs....

Keir Starmer should rule out the UK joining Donald Trump's blockade, the latest escalation in his idiotic war.

Families and pensioners across Britain are already feeling the impact of Trump’s reckless Iran war. We have a plan to support them, slashing fuel duty and cutting the cost of train and bus travel.

Hear Hear!

This ruling shows that proscribing Palestine Action was a grave misuse of terrorism laws. Labour must accept its mistake, drop its appeal and stop wasting taxpayers' money on suppressing civil liberties.

"Thames Water is dead in the water. Any delay is pointless and it must be rebuilt as a company for public benefit." @LaylaMoran.bsky.social

“I've experienced racial abuse in all different kinds of pockets, and that’s the reality comments like Sarah’s help create.” Watch @JoshBabarinde.bsky.social directly call out the harmful, racist rhetoric pushed by members of Reform.

📣 @dannychambers.bsky.social: “The Climate & Nature Bill would've made the UK a world leader in tackling both the climate and nature crises with a joined-up plan that listened to scientists and turned their recommendations into action. I hope the Government brings the #CANBill back to the Commons."

It’s clear we need a full statutory inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein’s ties with the British political establishment and the impact on his victims, including the disgraceful leaks from Peter Mandelson at the very top of government and the impact on national security.

Fantastic win in East Dunbartonshire, where we’ve beaten the Conservatives into 6th place. Right across the UK, former Conservative voters have heard Kemi Badenoch tell them loud and clear that they’re not welcome in her party – and are backing us instead.

We cannot trade away our political freedoms or our national security. Starmer must make that clear. Red lines mean nothing if we let China cross them.

Harrased by ICE when leaving church...

Bovino was forced out of Minnesota because the American people stood firm. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in below-freezing temps to peacefully defend their neighbors & freedoms. We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.

The United Kingdom is at its best when we’re true to our values: tolerance, decency, respect for individual freedom and the rule of law. We can't let Nigel Farage throw that all away by turning Britain into Trump’s America. Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.

Trump is acting like an international gangster. The Prime Minister has tried appeasing him for 12 months and has failed. It's time we finally stood up to him and united with our European allies to make him back down.

Just as films are rated according to their content, online platforms should be rated according to the risks they pose. Our message to social media giants is clear: if your platform spreads harmful content or relies on addictive and algorithms, you should not be allowed anywhere near our children.

The PM must tell Trump in no uncertain terms: if he goes ahead with these outrageous tariffs and continues to bully Greenland, there’ll be no state visit to the US in April. The UK must not be a doormat for an extortionist, or reward Trump’s behaviour with the pageantry he craves.

Keir Starmer failed to answer my question at PMQs, so today I’ve written to his minister to demand action. She should strip South East Water of their licence immediately. Thousands of people are still without water. The Government has no time to lose.

Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward

Watched Saving Private Ryan again this evening. I think it is obvious what my Father's generation were fighting for... and it was'nt Trump....

I was pleased that the Spectator magazine published my letter this week. Please read on...

The UK should offer to send troops to Greenland as part of a joint NATO operation under Danish and UK command. If Trump is serious about security, he'd agree to participate and drop his outrageous threats. Tearing the NATO alliance apart would only play into the hands of Putin.

Why is Labour giving Trump a free pass to break international law? We know what happens when US Presidents launch illegal wars. It’s why the Liberal Democrats opposed the Iraq War and it’s why we condemn Trump’s law-breaking in Venezuela today.

“A customs union would eliminate the paperwork, tariffs and quotas that are choking our trade.” @AlPinkerton.bsky.social

Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela. Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe. Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.

Reform is mired in scandals of racism, corruption and Russian interference. It's no wonder more and more people are turning to the positive voice of the Liberal Democrats as the antidote to this divisive politics.

Putin tells Russians that they invaded Ukraine to fulfill Russia's destiny. None of the lies about NATO and the EU fed to us by Russia's tools like Farage, Gill, and Arron Banks. (Thanks @berlinbridge.bsky.social)

@eddavey.libdems.org.uk , @ldbrianmathewmp.bsky.social , on the off-chance that this is not just click bait, perhaps you could ask the Home Sec whether refugees' looted possessions will be auctioned off regionally (e.g. Devizes has a good auction house) or centrally, like old army Land Rovers.

There is a direct line between Donald Trump trying to destroy the BBC and him excusing the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump hates the independent free press – whether in the US, Saudi Arabia or the UK. We will always defend it.

"It's disgraceful that Nigel Farage is egging Donald Trump on as he attacks our institutions, our media, and the pockets of millions.” @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk

Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked. We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.

You don't get coverage like this on Russian TV without Kremlin approval. The Kremlin knew Farage would be a useful tool, and such he has been and continues to be.

Today my thoughts are with everyone affected by the dreadful attack near Huntingdon - the victims, their loved ones, and everyone who witnessed it. We're all hoping those injured make a full recovery. Grateful to the passengers and emergency services who showed such bravery.

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.

Nigel Farage wants to take away your rights. The ECHR has secured our freedoms as we know them, from torture (1978), to the press (1979), to sexual expression (1981), and privacy (2025). Today, I voted to defend these rights.

When Trump bullies Canada, Britain can’t stay silent. The Prime Minister needs to come out and clearly criticise these tantrum tariffs, not sit on the fence. 🇬🇧🇨🇦 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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.

Who does Farage work for - the people of Clacton or his paymasters? I'm sure most people know the answer to that. Lucrative second jobs for MPs and big money political donations must be made serious criminal offences. They subvert democracy and are gateways to corruption.

News of a ceasefire deal in Gaza brings real hope. The UK and our allies must do all we can to get the hostages home, get aid in to starving people, and finally end this horrific violence. This must be the first step towards a two-state solution and a lasting peace.