We can’t let dodgy donations poison our politics.

I wonder if Nigel Farage agrees?

How many councillors has Reform UK lost since May? A regularly updated list of all the local councillors that Reform UK has shed from the May local elections.

List of councillor Reform has lost updated, yet again. buff.ly/hiSkwGK

Meanwhile, the party is also shedding candidate for this May with a third having just gone: buff.ly/X2oSn68

Crypto, Foreign Donations - and the Threat to Democracy

OUT NOW...

Crypto, overseas donations and influence operations...

@goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social hears from @peterjukes.bsky.social @josiahmortimer.bsky.social

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Image of Farage launching election campaign

BBC News covering Farage rally launch of Reform local election campaign in Sunderland. live uninterrupted coverage and lots and lots of bigging up from the commentary. ‘Other parties have to launch in the mornings’… what ??? Reform has 10 councils. LibDems control or lead in 89. Where’s the context?

The Rycroft report has arrived at a really important time. I welcome the recommendations and I hope they are implemented in full.

Today, I've pressed the government on what further steps it will take to protect our democracy from foreign interference.

Reform UK’s vetting process in tatters.
In the May 2025 Local Elections Reform won 677 council seats.
Sixty-five Reform councillors have departed.
Nearly 10% of Reform Councillors elected just months ago have been kicked out, suspended, resigned or defected.
www.markpack.org.uk/175342/how-m...

Keir Starmer can't, Kemi Badenoch won't and Nigel Farage refuses to.

Only Ed Davey is calling out Trump's corrupt regime and standing up for the British people.

Tell Starmer: Cancel The King's Visit The King should not have to meet with a bully who ignores international law and insults our country and our brave troops.

If you agree, back our petition to cancel the visit.

Why are we rewarding Donald Trump with a state visit from our King?

His illegal war is driving up costs for British families and he is belittling our country and insulting our troops.

Cancel the visit.

Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage want Britain to blindly follow Trump into this illegal war, even though the President has no plan for what comes next.

There is nothing patriotic about outsourcing Britain’s foreign policy to Donald Trump.

With A&E in crisis, services are under huge strain. 

Lib Dems have a plan to fix emergency care.

Lib Dem MPs visited London Ambulance Service HQ to thank the staff keeping Londoners safe.

Revealed: The Staggering Amount of Time Nigel Farage has Spent on ‘Second’ Jobs Since Becoming an MP The Reform UK leader has logged more than 1,100 hours for 14 outside employers since his election in July 2024

📌 ICYMI — Revealed: The Staggering Amount of Time Nigel Farage has Spent on ‘Second’ Jobs Since Becoming an MP

The Reform UK leader has logged more than 1,100……

bylinetimes.com/2026/03/05/revealed-the-...

Hardworking taxpayers fund our armed forces.

Meanwhile influencers like Isabel Oakeshott live overseas, contribute nothing, and still benefit from the protection of the UK.

If she's going to pick a fight with @calummillerld.bsky.social, she should at least get her facts right.

During the Second Reading of the Representation of the People Bill, MP after MP got up to point out what's missing from it: fixing the voting system.

The problems with FPTP can no longer be ignored - and neither can the growing calls for PR. 📣

Here are just a few highlights:

Zetland Ward - Redcar and Cleveland Council

Lib Dem Gain from Labour!

🔶Lib Dem - Alison Barnes - 446 50.5%
🔴 Lab - 191 - 21.6%
➡️Reform - 119 - 13.5%
🟢 Green Party - 65 - 7.4%
🔵 Conservative - 62 - 7.2%

Huge congratulations to Alison and the team - she has regained her seat from Labour!!

Trump’s endless flip-flopping on the Chagos Islands shows why Starmer’s approach is doomed to fail.

Britain can’t rely on the US while Trump is in the White House. It’s time to strengthen our ties with allies we can depend on, starting with our neighbours in Europe.

Reform UK plans to push kids into poverty with two-child benefit limit U-turn Labour is lifting the cruel Tory cap from April, which prevents parents from claiming Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit for more than two children - but Reform would undo it

Reform UK plans to push kids into poverty with two-child benefit limit U-turn

Lib Dems report Mandelson to City watchdog for insider trading

www.libdems.org.uk/press/releas...

Balance the BBC The BBC is our national broadcaster, people expect and deserve balanced news coverage.

www.libdems.org.uk/bbc

Reform HQ rebranded as ‘Trump Tower’

While Farage is off in America talking Britain down, we gave Reform HQ a rebrand.

We hope it will make him feel more at home.

The world is looking on in horror as Netanyahu's Government plots to lock Gaza's entire population into effectively a giant prison.

The Prime Minister should make it clear that the UK won't stand idly by, starting by sanctioning Netanyahu himself.

Trump-proof Britain's Trade Liberal Democrats want to turbocharge our economy by forming a Customs Union with the EU, tearing down the trade barriers and red tape holding us back.

www.libdems.org.uk/trade

The other thing when writing to BBCITVCh4Sky you will be told is that Reform are leading in the polls. Rebuttal on this is ‘if the other parties that have also done well namely Libs & Greens had their success parroted over& over would they not be higher in the polls too? Self fulfilling prophecies

Thanks for the name check - great piece!!

This smoke and mirrors spending review was a missed opportunity to repair the damage done by the Conservatives and finally deliver on the promise of change.

Lib Dem campaigners at their stall for Durham Pride 2024

We're campaigning to Save #DurhamPride - The Reform Party say they want to stop all Durham County Council support for equalities. This puts the event at risk, given the need for council support including road closures. Please sign and share our petition! www.durhamlibdems.org.uk/pride

Ed Davey, Amanda Hopgood, and Durham Liberal Democrat supporters cheering

If you could spend more than £22,000 to help Benfieldside, Consett, Shotley Bridge, and Blackhill, would you fill 446 potholes, resurface 2 miles of footpaths, or hold an unnecessary by-election due to the Reform Party's wasteful incompetence? Let's make Reform pay: www.durhamlibdems.org.uk/reform

Thank you, @durhamlibdems.bsky.social. Let us know if we can help you in this fight. 💛

Our first leaflets for the Benfieldside by-election are already through letterboxes TODAY!

Our by-election fund is open to help us challenge the Reform Party across County Durham -- starting in Benfieldside, just next door to 2 strong Lib Dem divisions...

Donate here:
www.durhamlibdems.org.uk/win