Reposted by Calum MillerEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 22hWow. Donald Trump is giving money to Putin’s war machine so he can keep killing innocent Ukrainians and attacking democracies across Europe. The UK must lead a coalition of the willing that stands up and says no. 71947259
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 22hI will be proud to campaign under Ed’s leadership at the next general election. Between now and then, I will focus on delivering for my constituents, holding Burnham’s Labour to account in Parliament and stopping Farage from buying our democracy with dodgy donations. 1123
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 22hWith the rise of the right there is a very real chance that Kemi Badenoch will put Nigel Farage in No10 at the next General Election (whatever she says) - an election that could be as early as December (whatever Andy Burnham says). Our task is to stop that from happening. 1101
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 22hEd Davey led the Lib Dems to our best election result in 100 years through a campaign that saw me - and many other new MPs - elected. At a time when other parties are led by fantasists and narcissists, many voters tell me they see Ed as a decent and caring man. They are right. 4233
Reposted by Calum MillerHelen Morgan MP @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Corridor care has hit a record high, and winter hasn't even started yet. In September, an average of more than 3,300 patients a day were treated in A&E corridors or on wards without a proper bed space. That's almost 100,000 times in a single month. 🧵 1913
Reposted by Calum MillerJames MacCleary MP @jamesmaccleary.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Just another gimmick from a party with no credibility on defence. £10bn wouldn't even touch the sides for a complete UK-wide 'Iron Dome'. The Tories need to review their dodgy sums or be honest about which parts of the country their Patchwork Dome wouldn’t cover. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTories pledge £10bn British 'Iron Dome' air defence systemThe Conservatives say their plan would protect the UK at a time when Nato allies have warned of Russian drone incursions. 34019
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I agree with Luke. This motion by the Green Party is wrong-headed and deeply damaging. 12811
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Appreciate the Reds might not like it, but we need to know more about the PM's links to the owners of the Sky Blues. www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comAndy Burnham urged by Lib Dems to reveal all meetings with owners of Manchester CityThe prime minister is facing calls from the Liberal Democrats to publish details of all his meetings with Manchester City’s owners 253
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The security of our military bases is critical. The PM says Iran may be behind the threat to Fairford. If confirmed, the UK should expel all Iranian "diplomats" who have assisted acts of terror on UK soil - up to and including the Iranian Ambassador. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Strong indications’ that Iran played role in RAF Fairford incident, says BurnhamPM also defends decision to release suspects on bail and expresses ‘complete confidence’ in security services 233
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I welcome this end to Trump's relentless threats to the people of Greenland. But we shouldn't forget that he threatened a NATO ally and tariff retaliation against other EU states. We must strengthen and deepen our ties with our reliable allies in Europe. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUS and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security after Trump threatsTrump says the agreement will give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland", though specifics have not been confirmed by Danish officials. 091
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things." Winston Churchill www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTrump says he is banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White HouseThe US president has had a tense and fiery relationship with the US media throughout his political career. 091
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Russia repeatedly shows its reckless intent towards NATO allies. This is a deliberate campaign of harassment and threat. It must strengthen our resolve to back Ukraine and rebuild our own defences. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukRussia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave stationThe former UK PM said: "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning". 0115
Reposted by Calum MillerLiberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 11/09/2026Happy Rosh Hashanah from the Liberal Democrats! 13613
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Action on illegal Israeli settlements is long overdue. It must now be robust and enforceable. My full response to the Foreign Secretary’s statement in Parliament this week 👇 02112
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I welcome the Met's decision to investigate Reform's finances after the Lib Dems referred them. We need to keep illegal foreign money out of British politics. Now it's time for full openness from all Reform's MPs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukPolice launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donationsThe investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been under way into other donations. 1254
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A ban on trade in goods must include services and investments so that UK firms are not complicit in enabling settlement expansion. Measures announced today must clearly spell out the consequences for those who breach the bans. x.com/CalumMillerL...x.comCalum Miller (@CalumMillerLD) on XA ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements is long overdue. It must cover goods, services and finance. I’ve written to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary urging them to turn condemnation i... 062
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Settlements in the West Bank are illegal and settler violence totally abhorrent. Extremists in the current Israeli cabinet support settlement expansion to prevent a two-state solution. Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to act robustly. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...bbc.co.ukUK expected to announce sanctions on Israeli settlements in occupied West BankForeign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to impose restrictions on products and services this afternoon - a move opposed by Israel and the US. 12213
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This is completely unacceptable and cannot go unchecked. Milei has been emboldened by Trump. The Foreign Secretary must urgently summon the Argentinian and US Ambassadors and condemn their threats to sovereign British territory and its citizens. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukArgentine leader threatens to sanction oil firms and reiterates Falklands claimJavier Milei reiterates his country's claim on the British overseas territory, saying the "winds of change" favour it. 1207
Reposted by Calum MillerLiberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 03/09/2026Farage has always behaved as though the rules apply to everyone but him. These allegations against Reform look like the latest example. Lib Dem Cabinet Office spokesperson @lisasmartmp.bsky.social has written to the police and the electoral commission asking them to investigate. 17767290
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements is long overdue. It must cover goods, services and finance. I’ve written to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary urging them to turn condemnation into action to protect the prospect of a two-state solution. 0117
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Thames Water is a busted flush: over-indebted, under-invested and failing bill-payers. If it doesn’t qualify for Special Administration, the regime is broken. If Burnham is now backing away from public control, what’s Plan B? Customers need a credible rescue plan that protects bills and investment. 073
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Andy Burnham is right to emphasise the resolute cross-party support for Ukraine in the face of Putin’s brutal and illegal war. He must use today’s meeting to press the US and other partners to supply Ukraine with the weapons it desperately. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...bbc.co.ukBurnham in Ukraine with plans to hand over UK blueprints for long-range missiles - follow liveThe prime minister is handing over blueprints so Kyiv can build its own long-range missiles - Moscow says the UK is "participating in this war". 2192
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Reports that cyberhackers backed by Iran shut down a UK power plant show the threat posed by hostile foreign powers to our national security. The Government must urgently strengthen plans to secure our energy infrastructure and protect us from attack. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports sayThe government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July. 032
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Settlement expansion in E1 is the deliberate policy of extremist Israeli ministers to destroy the chances of a viable Palestinian state. Andy Burnham must commit to sanction any UK business which builds or sustains settlements - and any UK bank which provides finance. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIsrael opens up bids for highly sensitive West Bank settlement projectThe UK's foreign secretary condemned the move as "an unacceptable and destructive act". 03117
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 28/07/2026With elections coming in Israel and Palestine, the UK must stand with those in both communities who want to see peace, security and justice through a two-state solution. I have asked Ed Miliband to act against the extremists who want to destroy that goal. 0155
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Violent settlers, encouraged by extremist Israeli ministers, are devastating Palestinian communities in the West Bank and undermining a two-state solution. Burnham's new Government must ban all trade in goods and services with the illegal settlements. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIsraeli settlers set fire to mosques, cars and farm land in West Bank, Palestinians sayThe latest attacks come two days after a clash between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Tal, which left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead. 0146
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 21/07/20266. a roadmap to restore UK development spending to 0.7% GNI so we can address conflict, pandemics and climate disasters where they occur; 7. an undertaking to resisting further cuts to UK diplomacy, development and soft power which have hollowed out our influence around the globe. 032
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 21/07/2026...and a commitment to support free, fair and competitive elections in Palestine; 5. a concerted international effort to stop another massacre in Sudan at El Obeid and an end to UK arms exports to the UAE; 131
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 21/07/20263. a robust response to Russia's threats and aggression in Ukraine with a ban on UK firms supporting ANY Russian maritime trade in oil, gas and coal; 4. a FULL ban on importing goods from and providing services to illegal settlements in Palestine, the end to ALL arms exports to Israel ... 131
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 21/07/20261. a commitment that UK bases will not be used for any offensive strikes on Iran by US forces as Trump and Tehran resume hostilities; 2. an ambitious growth and defence partnership with the EU that boosts jobs and UK security; 131
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Congratulations on your appointment as Foreign Secretary, @ed-miliband.bsky.social l I look forward to working with you on the issues that confront our nation. Your statement is welcome but there is no time to waste so here are seven immediate areas we could work together: x.com/Ed_Miliband/...x.comEd Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) on X 2138
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Warm words on Gaza and the West Bank are welcome. But as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham must match them with urgent action - before the prospect of two states, Israel and Palestine, disappears altogether. 286
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Labour has torn up its own rules to rip Kidlington and nearby villages out of Cherwell & swallow them into a Greater Oxford authority they did not choose. This is not reform for residents. It is blatant political gerrymandering, and local taxpayers will pay the price. Ministers should be ashamed. 083
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Donald Trump is threatening to commit war crimes against Iranian civilians. He must back down from these reckless plans. He and Tehran must stop holding the world to ransom in the Strait. The only way out of this quagmire is a negotiated settlement. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTrump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants in Iran unless talks resumeTrump's comments aired as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth day in a row and the US resumed blockading Iranian ports. 094
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Proscribing the IRGC is long overdue. @maxwilkinson.bsky.social and I have written to the Home and Foreign Secretaries demanding swift, coordinated action to ensure its terrorist designation is properly enforced and backed by a coherent sanctions regime. 061
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Finally! The IRGC has been the author of terror plots, abductions and worse on UK soil. It has also terrorised the Iranian people and slaughtered those who stood up for freedom. Lib Dems have campaigned consistently for this while Tory and Labour Governments dragged their feet. 262
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I’ve been told the Government is using the “nationally important and urgent” planning route for asylum accommodation at MOD Bicester. Yet I have written confirmation the MOD was notified of these plans last November. If ministers knew then, why is it urgent now? I’ll raise this in the House today. 042
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I am shocked and horrified to learn about the circumstances of Ann Widdicombe's death. She was a strong, distinctive voice in British politics and campaigned tirelessly for the issues she believed in. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends. 041
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Donald Trump and Iran's leaders must stop this spiralling tit-for-tat. It will drag the whole region back into war, and harm Brits already struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. They need to put egos aside and get back around the negotiating table. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTrump says ceasefire is 'over' after US and Iran trade strikesSpeaking ahead of a Nato summit, the president says US negotiators can keep talking with the Iranians "if they want". 0239
Reposted by Calum MillerLiberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 02/07/2026Score for Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson @maxwilkinson.bsky.social The Government is now letting pubs stay open for this weekend’s game after he raised the issue in Parliament today! 🏴 44717
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Andy Burnham is right: power should be taken out of Whitehall and put closer to communities. But real devolution means national government letting go and empowering local people, not repeating Labour’s mistakes by imposing change without consultation or consent. news.sky.com/story/politi...news.sky.comPolitics latest: 'We can't go on like this,' says Burnham in first major speech since leadership bidAndy Burnham is laying out his vision for Britain in his first major leadership speech. But Kemi Badenoch has warned that Britain is facing a "summer of chaos". Follow for the latest. 2132
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Late last night, the Government announced plans to house asylum seekers at MOD Bicester. MOD Bicester is the wrong site for this facility and the Government must not press ahead. Residents deserve urgent answers on numbers, planning, consultation, local services, cost, security and safeguarding. 162
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The documents I have published show why PFAS contamination at RAF Upper Heyford and Heyford Park must be treated with urgency. Residents need rapid, regular testing, full transparency and clear answers from Government and public bodies about what contamination exists and what is being done about it 055
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I have published the PFAS files I have received so far from Government and public bodies, alongside a fuller written update on the steps I am taking. Read here: www.oxonld.uk/bicester-woo... 2/2oxonld.ukForever chemicals at Heyford Park - Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats 100
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 24/06/2026PFAS contamination at RAF Upper Heyford and Heyford Park should be a wake-up call, locally and nationally. Residents deserve clear answers about forever chemicals, historic risks and testing. 1/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMOD papers show chemicals washed down drain at RAF Upper HeyfordRenewed calls for forever chemical investigation following the release of historical site documents. 211
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Ten years on, Brexit has failed. It has made Britain poorer, weaker and less secure. The Conservatives and Farage broke our relationship with Europe. Labour are too timid to fix it. The Liberal Democrats are being honest about the way forward: rebuild trust, grow our economy and keep Britain safe. 1112
Reposted by Calum MillerCalum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Britain’s economy is being held back by low growth and small businesses are paying the price. That’s why the @libdems.org.uk are pushing for a bold new partnership with Europe to cut red tape, back SMEs and grow our economy. 1169
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Britain’s economy is being held back by low growth and small businesses are paying the price. That’s why the @libdems.org.uk are pushing for a bold new partnership with Europe to cut red tape, back SMEs and grow our economy. 1169
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Deeply alarming reports that Ministers overruled official advice on council reorganisation. Oxfordshire should be worried. Labour must not carve up our county to deliver Oxford City Council’s Greater Oxford dream. One Oxfordshire is the fairest, strongest option. www.thetimes.com/article/8c8a...thetimes.comSteve Reed accused of ‘gerrymandering’ in overruling boundaries planThe MP ignored the concerns of civil servants and lawyers in the biggest local government shake-up in more than half a century 075
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The Labour Govt has stripped Cherwell of planning powers and handed decisions to Whitehall. I want more homes built, but growth without infrastructure is chaos. Ministers should fix failures holding back jobs + homes, not blame local communities & their representatives. I’ve written to ask why. 0113