When it inevitably becomes about immigrants.

Yet more Tube strikes today. Still no resolution. Londoners are fed up with paying the price for repeated breakdowns in talks. TfL and unions must get back round the table. But where is the Mayor? London needs leadership to get a grip. He promised zero strikes, not zero action

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Calls for more Met Police funding as shoplifting cases triple in London since 2020 Shoplifting in London has trebled in the last five years, new data has revealed as the Mayor of London was

Research we’ve done has shown shoplifting in London has trebled in five years, whilst the number of cases that result in a charge is below 10% - the worst in the country.

Let’s be clear - the Met needs funding urgently to restore proper community policing.

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I put it to the PM that the Foreign Office must have been under pressure from someone to override the vetting outcome. I got another non-answer - that’s 3 in 8 days!

I am honoured to have been re-selected by the Liberal Democrats to stand at the next election in Thornbury & Yate. I will continue to work hard for local people and campaign for them both locally and in Westminster.

The Prime Minister is blaming Mandelson's appointment on the Foreign Office. Yet after the budget leaks we saw the head of the OBR resign due to an error by a member of his team.

I asked Keir Starmer yesterday what it would take for him to carry the can?

#Starmer #PrimeMinister #Mandelson

I spoke in the Commons yesterday on the Mandelson appointment.

Once again, the PM failed to answer the questions put to him - not good enough.

This saga is undermining trust. People want transparency and a Government focused on the issues that matter.

Proud to co-sponsor my friend and colleague
@sarahdykeld.bsky.social's Good Food Bill in Parliament.

We need a national food strategy that boosts food security and backs our farmers by encouraging supermarkets and public service providers to prioritise the procurement of British-grown produce.

I've had one flyer so far for the Scottish election - from the Lib Dems.

Do better parties, are you not interested in reaching out to potential voters?

Reading Lib Dems announce full slate of candidates for 2026 elections The Reading Liberal Democrats have launched their campaign for 2026 borough council elections to secure 'a fairer deal for Reading'.

Reading Lib Dems launch election campaign
Reading's diverse and vibrant communities have been badly let down by decades of Labour and Conservative mismanagement. Lib Dems are delighted to offer an alternative to them, and to the divisive politics of Reform.
www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/2603536...

Families and businesses are still paying the price for a broken energy market.

Today I joined Daisy Cooper to call on the Government to break the link between gas and electricity prices.

The Lib Dems have argued for this since last year as part of our plan to halve bills in a decade

It's a good thing the populists like Farage are even more incompetent and would struggle to get through an open door

#Starmer in answer to Diane Abbott’s enquiry about why he didn’t ask: “I DID ask… about the process”… sounds like a lawyer’s weasel words

The constant chaos and scandals surrounding Starmer and this Labour government risk opening the door to populists like Farage.

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The more MSPs we have, the more we can get done.

And, wherever you are in Scotland, you can vote for change with fairness at its heart on your second peach ballot.

Palantir’s deranged manifesto shows why it should be nowhere near our public services.

This is not a normal company, it's Trump's favourite tech firm and a danger to our NHS.

He's such a disappointment despite a huge majority. Turning out to be as dodgy and ruthless as Tory Blair.
Such a flop and a liability to the Labour Party. He's going to get a wake up call at the forthcoming elections. #Starmer

The PM says the facts about Peter Mandelson’s appointment are “incredible”.

He’s right. But what’s truly shocking is just how badly he's let the country down. He promised change after years of Conservative scandals and scapegoating. Instead, he’s delivered more of the same.

Same here. Starmer is not great, but apart from Ed Davey, (yes, I'm a LibDem) i cannot imagine any other candidate who would be better.

‘It’s the Lib Dems or Reform’: Ed Davey launches party’s Local Elections campaign — The Hull Story By Simon Bristow , Co-Editor Liberal Democrat knight Sir Ed Davey launched his party’s Local Elections campaign in Hull today with a bold move, saying “it’s a two-way fight between the Liberal Democ...

Liberal Democrat versus Reform in Hull.
#Hull
#LE2026

"The Labour vote is collapsing and it's turning out to be a fight between the Liberal Democrats and Reform here in Hull,"
Ed Davey

#LibDems
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Homes not lab space. Thank you Oxford Lib Dems. I also note support for a city centre playground and (this should not be radical), public toilets..

Lib Dems say stopping Reform is main Norfolk election aim Deputy leader Daisy Cooper says Reform councils have been "consumed with scandal".

Lib Dems say stopping Reform is main election aim

#Norfolk

Headline voting intention: November 2025 Reform UK 33% Labour 18% Conservatives 16% Green Party 15% Lib Dems 12% Other 6% Reform lead = +15 Ipsos Base: 1,148 British adults 18+, 30 October-5 November 2025; Headline Voting Intention: all 9/10 certain to vote, always/usually/it depends vote in General Elections = 797. Margin of error is displayed at +/-4% All polls are subject to a wide range of potential sources of error. On the basis of the historical record of the polls at recent general elections, there is a 9 in 10 chance that the true value of a party's support lies within 4 points of the estimates provided by this poll, and a 2 in 3 chance that they lie within 2 points. This is especially important to keep in mind when calculating party lead figures.

Headline voting intention: April 2026 Reform UK 25% Labour 19% Conservative 19% Green Party 17% Lib Dems 14% Other 8% Reform lead = +6 Base: 1,044 British adults 18+, 9-15 April 2026: Headline Voting Intention: all 9/10 certain to vote, always/usually/it depends vote in General Elections = 718. Margin of error is displayed at +/- 4% All polls are subject to a wide range of potential sources of error. On the basis of the historical record of the polls at recent general elections, there is a 9 in 10 chance that the true value of a party's support lies within 4 points of the estimates provided by this poll, and a 2 in 3 chance that they lie within 2 points. This is especially important to keep in mind when calculating party lead figures. Ipsos

Headline Voting intention from @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social indicates UK is sobering up

Nov 2025:
Reform UK 33%
Labour 18%
Conservatives 16%
Green Party 15%
Lib Dems 12%
Other 6%
Reform lead +15

April 2026:
Reform UK 25%
Labour 19%
Conservative 19%
Green Party 17%
Lib Dems 14%
Other 8%
Reform lead +6

Headline voting intention: November 2025 Reform UK 33% Labour 18% Conservatives 16% Green Party 15% Lib Dems 12% Other 6% Reform lead = +15 Ipsos Base: 1,148 British adults 18+, 30 October-5 November 2025; Headline Voting Intention: all 9/10 certain to vote, always/usually/it depends vote in General Elections = 797. Margin of error is displayed at +/-4% All polls are subject to a wide range of potential sources of error. On the basis of the historical record of the polls at recent general elections, there is a 9 in 10 chance that the true value of a party's support lies within 4 points of the estimates provided by this poll, and a 2 in 3 chance that they lie within 2 points. This is especially important to keep in mind when calculating party lead figures.

I await the endless breathless news commentary about the dramatic collapse in Reform UK support since November and what that means for the future of Nigel Farage as party leader...

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@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social coverage please!