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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 16h

The Prime Minister has promised the biggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war era, but the funding is still unclear. Ben Stoneham urged the government to bring private investment into social housing, warning schemes like Help to Buy tends to push prices up, just before conference.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In 2024 the government promised to electrify Hull's railway to Leeds and Sheffield. In January, it left Hull out of Northern Powerhouse Rail. In his first act in Parliament, Dave McCobb has asked ministers how they will keep that promise. www.thehullstory.com/allarticles/...

thehullstory.com

‘Honour your promise on rail electrification’: New Lib Dem Peer tables first question in Lords — The Hull Story

By Simon Bristow , Co-Editor The Liberal Democrats’ first Hull-based parliamentarian has been officially introduced to the House of Lords. Former Lib Dem city councillor Dave McCobb was officially ...

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Earl Russell LD @earlrussell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Global climate change will have devastating impacts for humanity. There is no security without environmental security. There is no point in pretending we can safeguard our national security will ignoring the eco systems on which all life depends. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com

Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?

Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous prime minister

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Standing room only at Peers All Ears in Brighton, as conference members packed in to hear how Lib Dem peers change the government's bills. This is what you missed. 🧵

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Over 10 years of Lib Dem conferences, seen through one peer's lens. @earlrussell.bsky.social has photographed conference since 2011. This year he was in the auditorium again. Thank you, John, for all the hours behind the camera and for giving the whole party a record of every conference.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Join Jeremy Purvis as he heads in to present the parliamentary parties report at conference in Brighton.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The fight of our lives, and Lib Dem peers are ready for it. Ed Davey called for a global treaty to pause super-intelligent AI and safe maternity care for every mother. Peers have been raising both in the Lords and will push to deliver them.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 22/09/2026

This is a fight for the future of our country. For liberty, equality and community. For the values we hold dear. This is the fight of our lives. And we are going to win it.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 22/09/2026

This is the fight of our lives and we are going to win it.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Reporting back to members is a regular part of Lib Dem conference. Jeremy Purvis, Leader in the Lords, presented the parliamentary parties' report yesterday and took questions from members, joined by Wendy Chamberlain, the party's Chief Whip in the Commons.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What does the departure of hereditary peers mean for the Lords? How can the party support Lib Dem councillors? What's being done on child safety? Asked at the Peers All Ears fringe, with peers on hand throughout. Thanks for coming along.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 20/09/2026

When we see injustice, when we see human dignity under attack - we do not look away. Highlights from the Liberal Democrat Conference Rally, featuring Ed Davey, Bobby Dean MP, Cllr Sophie Crossthorn, Cllr Anton Georgiou, Wendy Chamberlain MP and Cllr Millie Earl.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 20/09/2026

Britain has sleepwalked into a “computer says no” economy, where businesses face barriers instead of backing. It’s time to get Britain growing again and give people the freedom to succeed. @LibDemDaisy.bsky.social

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 20/09/2026

The cost of living is hitting people hard. For years, millions of people put up with Conservative incompetence because they hoped their tax bill might go down. Now, people have been left high and dry by a Labour government continuing the same tax-and-spend doom loop. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 19/09/2026

My father came to Britain from East Africa with hope and ambition. Yet now nearly 1 million young people are not in education, employment or training. Lib Dems believe every young person deserves the chance to fulfil their potential. @munirawilson.bsky.social

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Marriage equality was a Lib Dem achievement, we should never forget that." At conference, Lynne Featherstone, Lib Dem peer, joined Wendy Chamberlain MP and Jo Swinson to discuss equality. @lynnefeatherstone.bsky.social @wendychambld.bsky.social @joswinson.bsky.social

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Nearly two thirds of maternity units in England aren't safe to give birth in. At Lib Dem conference today, Caroline Pidgeon, health and social care spokesperson, backed one-to-one midwifery care and round-the-clock consultant cover on every labour ward. @carolinepidgeon.bsky.social

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 19/09/2026

We are taking the fight to the Conservatives and Reform. Farage has two routes to No.10: Crypto billionaires buying his way in or Kemi Badenoch handing him the keys. We’re determined to stop him. @lisasmartmp.bsky.social

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Will we see you at Conference? Come along to Peers All Ears – Winning in the Lords, our session for members to put their questions to Lib Dem peers.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 17/09/2026

The Liberal Democrats are forcing Labour to think about growth. That starts with pulling the biggest growth lever available - the EU. @LibDemDaisy.bsky.social

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Dave McCobb was introduced and sworn in as a Liberal Democrat peer in the House of Lords today, and will be raising issues facing Yorkshire and the Humber. Welcome, Dave!

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ministers pointed to the AI Security Institute when they rejected an AI kill switch. But it has no legal power to force anything. Sarah Teather pressed the government today to fix that, and to use its G20 presidency to push for a binding global agreement on AI risk.

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Earl Russell LD @earlrussell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

What the Conservative's did today was outrageous and I am pleased that they were roundly defeated. This was third reading on the Financial Services & Markets Bill. We normally only tidy up at this stage. The Conservatives forced a vote to try and defeat government concessions which were agreed.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Conservative peers voted today to scrap a climate duty their own government wrote into law. The House of Lords outvoted them by 258 votes to 109.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Lawmakers in the US are already weighing their own AI kill switch law. Tim Clement-Jones, AI and digital spokesperson, wants the UK working alongside them so an emergency shutdown power can reach data centres wherever they are.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Parties that campaign on British sovereignty are taking large sums from donors abroad. William Wallace said the Representation of the People Bill will not close every loophole, but Lib Dems will push for changes to limit donations and campaign spending.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A party can spend unlimited sums on direct mail before May's local elections, as long as the leaflets avoid naming the candidate. Mark Pack told Times Radio the spending rules are too lax to protect local democracy. @markpackuk.bsky.social

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Five hours of creative education a week at primary school, four in the first three years of secondary. Jane Bonham-Carter, culture, media and sport spokesperson, backed fellow Lib Dem peer Lynne Featherstone's bill to guarantee it in state schools.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Nothing in British law caps what any one person can give a political party. The bill that could change that has finished in the Commons and is now in the Lords.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Fewer children than ever are entering the youth justice system for the first time. So why is the government stripping powers from the independent board that has overseen it since 1998? Jonny Oates has a bill to stop it.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

As AI learns to produce words and images in seconds, Lynne Featherstone argued that human originality will be at a premium. She set out her bill today to guarantee every pupil protected time for the arts, no matter their background. @lynnefeatherstone.bsky.social

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Under four in ten buildings with unsafe cladding in England have been fixed, and leaseholders who did nothing wrong are paying the price. Kath Pinnock set out her bill today to protect leaseholders in buildings of any height and make the firms responsible pay.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

An Anthropic safety researcher this week put his own odds of AI wiping out humanity within a decade at over 10%. In July, AI agents tested by OpenAI escaped their test environment and hacked another tech company. Here is what Lib Dem peers are doing about it. 🧵

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Disabled young people locked out of their own savings are a step closer to getting them back. Lib Dem peers yesterday defeated the government by 248 votes to 163, winning a change that lets families access Child Trust Funds and Junior ISAs without going to court.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Rape and sexual assault committed on British soil, against British citizens, handed to a US military court that failed the victims. Sal Brinton, Lib Dem victims spokesperson, has tabled amendments to the Armed Forces Bill to stop UK police signing these cases away. @salbrinton.bsky.social

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Changing a bill happens line by line, in committee rooms and late sittings, and it is where a small group of peers can have an effect well beyond their numbers. At #LDConf, come and hear how we do it, then tell us what you want us pushing on.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Chancellor promised good growth in every postcode this morning. This afternoon Labour and Conservative peers voted down the amendment built to deliver it, which would have made banks lend back into the communities they take deposits from, or fund a local lender that will.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Say a delivery drone crashes into your garden. You are not the sender and you are not the addressee, so Ofcom's rules give you nowhere to complain. Mark Pack, Cabinet Office spokesperson, said that gap will only widen as drone and robot delivery expands. @markpackuk.bsky.social

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A growth plan that depends on the Prime Minister running it personally will not outlast him. Dick Newby said nine cabinet ministers currently have seats within an hour of Manchester, and asked what happens when a future prime minister does not.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Victims of the Post Office and infected blood scandals get free legal help with their compensation claims. Windrush victims get none. @floellabenjamin.bsky.social pushed the government to act on a new report calling for funded legal advice and an independent appeal.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Seven prime ministers in thirteen years. Jeremy Purvis, Lib Dem Lords leader, says Britain's revolving door at No 10 isn't bad luck, it's a symptom of a political system that isn't working.

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Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Important that the police and Electoral Commission take this seriously - especially as the C4 film includes footage of a claim that there's a handful of existing donors hiding who they are by passing money to others to donate in their names instead.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

No economic growth without closer ties to Europe. That's the case Jeremy Purvis, Lib Dem Lords leader, is putting to the government today.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A runaway AI system compromising UK infrastructure can't be unstoppable. Tim Clement-Jones has proposed giving government the power to deactivate high-risk AI systems and switch off data centres as a last resort safety net. Reported by the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Hillsborough Law will fail if it isn't strengthened on legal aid, whistleblowing and enforcement. @salbrinton.bsky.social told peers there has to be a level playing field for bereaved families.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Reform spent £645,000 on a polling firm with no Companies House entry, no social media presence, and ten missing invoices. @markpackuk.bsky.social said: "Transparency rules are a fundamental part of how we protect our democracy... they could, and should, do better." bylinetimes.com/2026/08/28/r...

bylinetimes.com

Reform's £645,000 'Ghost' Pollster

Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 31/08/2026

💷Immediately fund teacher pay awards ⏰Properly enforce legally mandated working hours 🏠New guidance on flexible working 🔺Introduce reasonable limits on overtime The government must listen and introduce our emergency package of 'back to school' measures before it is too late.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 31/08/2026

We can’t allow our politicians to be bought and sold. It’s time for a cap on political donations.    Tag your MP and tell them to back our vote this Wednesday to take big money out of our politics and give ordinary people their voice back. @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has all the details ⬇️

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

One in six LGBT people have been offered conversion practices, conduct professional bodies have long condemned as unethical. Paul Scriven, LGBT spokesperson, welcomed the government's draft ban in the Lords. @paulscriven.bsky.social

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