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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 18m

October is ADHD Awareness Month, and for many families the help on offer depends on where they live. In June, Shaffaq Mohammed, Lib Dem education spokesperson, asked the minister how family hubs will give every young person with special educational needs the same support, wherever they live.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Around 300 people work at the INEOS acetyls plants at Saltend in Hull, with some 4,000 more jobs across the Humber supply chain reported to depend on them. Dave McCobb, Lib Dem peer, has challenged the Government to step in and restart all three plants.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Did you know 8 of the top 10 recycling councils in England are Lib Dem led? Mid Suffolk, a Green majority council, ranks 162nd, and Brighton was among the worst in the country when they ran it. @ollygrender.bsky.social put the figures to the government in the Lords in April.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Adults with a learning disability die 19 years younger on average, and over half die before 65, according to the latest review. @meralhece.bsky.social,Equalities spokesperson, pressed the government to guarantee that neighbourhood health services include screening and support for them.

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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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/...

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

Questions from the floor turned to reform of the Lords and how peers can back up Lib Dem MPs. Thank you to everyone who came, and to those who stood at the back.

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

Chris Fox, Lib Dem business and industry spokesperson, won several important concessions from the government on the bill, improving Parliament's oversight of how these powers are used.

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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/...

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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

Third, giving Parliament a say. The steel bill gives ministers powers to take steel companies into public ownership and put public money into the industry.

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

Lindsay Northover worked with an independent crossbench peer on a defence for people doing humanitarian work, so they are not caught by the bill's new offences. The government accepted it without a vote.

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

Second, working across parties at speed. The state threats bill was rushed through Parliament, with every Commons stage taken in a single day. Dee Doocey, policing spokesperson, explained how Lib Dem peers still got a change in.

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

She kept pressing. In April the government brought back its own version of her change, and it is now part of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act. The minister credited her by name.

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

First, persistence. Claire Tyler, mental health spokesperson, won a change in the Lords to strengthen the right of children in care to stay in contact with their brothers and sisters. MPs then voted it down.

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

Jeremy Purvis, Lib Dem Leader in the Lords, opened the session. He introduced three case studies, each showing a different route Lib Dem peers take to make change.

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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

She told the Lords she regretted "the loss of cross-party agreement in this area". Today's vote puts the climate duty back in the bill, with regulators reporting on it every year. The bill now goes to the Commons.

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

Lib Dem peer Lindsay Northover led one of the amendments that pushed the government to restore the duty. She reminded peers what happens when regulators look away: "No one paid attention to the subprime market, then we had the 2008 crash."

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

Their own government put that duty into law in 2023. After a summer of drought and wildfires, they voted to drop it. Last week their frontbench dismissed it as box-ticking that would "simply add costs".

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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

Capping donations to political parties was a Liberal Democrat manifesto commitment in 2024, and Lib Dem MPs tabled amendments in April to make this happen. Peers will press the same case in the Lords - so that our democracy is protected and everyone's voice can be fairly heard.

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

That bill does introduce a cap of £100,000 a year, but only on donations from people registered to vote from abroad. Anyone living in the UK can still give a party whatever they like. A donor could write the same cheque tomorrow and the bill would not stop it.

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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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