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Politics, sport, comedy and the EU. Unofficial account. #MakeVotesCount #RejoinEU 🔶🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 12/05/2026
NEW: Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips resigns from government. "The desire not to have an argument means we rarely make an argument, leaving opportunities for progress stalled and delayed."
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 12/05/2026
"Keir Starmer realises that this would be the seventh PM since Brexit - it is 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘥. "It makes us a national joke if we cannot, as a nation, hold on to a PM more than 18 months." Is Starmer's refusal to go a sign of arrogance, or an attempt to avoid another psychodrama?
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 08/05/2026
10 GAINS in Huntingdonshire make the Lib Dems the largest party, winning 20 Councillors. 🔶
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Chichester LibDems 🔶 @chichesterlibdems.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
West Sussex county elections have gone well for LibDems 🔶🔶🔶🔶 www.horshamlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
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Horsham Liberal Democrats double their number of seats at West Sussex County Council
In local elections held on Thursday, 7 May, residents across Horsham District backed local Liberal Democrat community champions, electing eight Liberal Democrat County Councillors.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 08/05/2026
Liberal Democrats GAIN East Surrey 🔶 40 Councillors 💪 34 gains
Liberal Democrats GAIN East Surrey
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 08/05/2026
Liberal Democrats GAIN West Surrey 🔶 56 Councillors 💪 34 gains
Liberal Democrats GAIN West Surrey
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 09/05/2026
Lib Dems WIN 13 Councillors in East Sussex 🔶
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LGA Liberal Democrat Group @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
8 sets of gains in a row - it's our best ever winning streak at local elections. We are the party for those who want to build Britain up, not burn it all down.
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Man of Kent @manofkentlibdem.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
#RefUK already dismantling the mechanisms for democratic scrutiny and accountability at Kent County Council. The @libdems.org.uk - Opposition Leader, @antonyhook.bsky.social is not standing for any of their shenanigans. www.maidstonelibdems.co.uk/news/article...
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Kent Opposition Leader Slams Reform’s “Disgraceful” Plot to Silence Scrutiny
Antony Hook, Leader of the Opposition at Kent County Council, has condemned a series of "anti-democratic" moves by the Reform administration designed to gag opposition parties and shield the ruling gr...
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Man of Kent @manofkentlibdem.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Certainly hope so. #RefUK’s funding must be thoroughly scrutinised. Eg “personal,” £5m donation to Farage.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Nobody believed my bullshit story about security so I'm going to say my computer was hacked. Anything's better than being honest and just admitting that I should have declared the £5 million.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 09/05/2026
Lib Dems WIN 20 Councillors in West Oxfordshire and are the biggest party on the council 🔶
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 09/05/2026
Lib Dems make a fantastic 13 GAINS in West Sussex 🔶
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LGA Liberal Democrat Group @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Well done Team West Sussex 🔶
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 10/05/2026
If Labour is going to spend the next few months arguing about who should be PM, they should at least agree on one thing: these damaging red lines on Europe have to go. A customs union is vital to grow our economy and to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 09/05/2026
Liberal Democrats WIN 8 Councillors in Barnsley 🗳️
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ALDC @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🔶 Wokingham - RESULT DECLARED (19 out of 54 seats up) 🔶LDM: 29 (+1) 🔵CON: 19 (-) 🔴LAB: 5 (-1) 🟢GRN: 1 (-) LIB DEM HOLD🎉 Many congratulations to Wokingham Lib Dems 🥳
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LGA Liberal Democrat Group @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Well done Team Wokingham 🔶
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 10/05/2026
We all know the best way to deliver desperately needed economic growth: a closer relationship with Europe. Yet the PM's reset plan is far too unambitious. Leading Labour leadership contenders must put the country first and commit to fixing our broken relationship with Europe if they enter No. 10.
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 10/05/2026
You won't hear it from the media, but the Liberal Democrats just had an incredible set of results. We held off Reform, won more councillors than the Greens and trounced the Conservatives Right cross the country people are backing us to deliver the real change they deserve. 🔶
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 08/05/2026
Lib Dems HOLD Tunbridge Wells 🔶
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LGA Liberal Democrat Group @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Well done Team Tunbridge Wells 🔶
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Man of Kent @manofkentlibdem.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
#RefUK Leader promoting tax avoidance for the super wealthy, whilst whinging and whining about the cost to society of refugees. Is there a bigger populist policy position of hypocrisy?
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Antony Hook @antonyhook.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I am disgusted by this motion, containing many false claims, that the ruling Reform Group have put down for full council next Thursday. I'll have 3 mins to speak against it. It's so bad I don't know where to begin. 1. Reform UK Group - Illegal Migration Emergency.pdf share.google/jdeiVw9XC2eo...
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Antony Hook @antonyhook.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Delighted that Reform's motion has been pulled from Thursday's agenda. I registered a number of objections with the Monitoring Officer, that several of the factual assertions are demonstrably, objectively untrue and arguably amount to Islamaphobia.
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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel  – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
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In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Over 80% of 16 to 24-year-olds would vote to rejoin the EU in a new referendum, an exclusive poll for ITV has found. - Brexit is suffering a generational death. Good riddance! www.itv.com/news/2026-02...
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Man of Kent @manofkentlibdem.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The government is consulting the public on the future of @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social Complete the form online to have your views heard. www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 28/01/2026
The United Kingdom is at its best when we’re true to our values: tolerance, decency, respect for individual freedom and the rule of law. We can't let Nigel Farage throw that all away by turning Britain into Trump’s America. Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.
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Antony Hook @antonyhook.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Its no surprise that centrist, moderate people who once voted Conservative are now supporting the Liberal Democrats. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
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Lib Dem Friends of Cycling 🔶🚲 @libdemcycling.org.uk · 29/01/2026
Call on your MP to support @werahobhouse.org.uk’s call for safer infrastructure, and to support @cyclinguk.bsky.social’s #MyRideOurRight campaign,
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Man of Kent @manofkentlibdem.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
@timfarron.bsky.social is correct. Illegal waste sites avoiding landfill tax has become as big a scourge of post #Brexit Britain as unlimited #RawSewage disposals in water courses. Local sites: Hoads Wood (Ashford), Basser Hill (Sittingbourne), Raspberry Hill Park Farm, Borstal (Rochester).
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 29/01/2026
Reform’s candidate for Redcar, Mike Manning, has hurled sickening insults at Jewish and Muslim communities. Farage must kick his candidate out and make clear these kinds of awful views have no place in British politics.
Screenshot of an LBC News article with the headline: “Nigel Farage opens investigation into Reform candidate over ‘racist’ and ‘sickening’ social media posts.” Subheadline states that Mike Manning is Reform UK’s candidate in an upcoming by-election on Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. Article is by Henry Riley, dated 29 January 2026.
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Man of Kent @manofkentlibdem.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
We cannot allow #RefUK’s mini-Trump to turn the UK into mini-ICE UK.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 29/01/2026
Nigel Farage wants every police officer in the UK to carry a gun. Don't let him turn Britain into his version of Trump's America.
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Man of Kent @manofkentlibdem.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Post Monday’s @ukhouseofcommons.bsky.social petitions C’ttee debate, the problem of #Russia’s interference in UK democracy and politics could not be more urgent or important. We need the judicial public inquiry, ASAP. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74... www.youtube.com/live/BXlk5uf...
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E-petition debate relating to Russian influence on UK politics & democracy - Monday 9 February 2026.
YouTube video by UK Parliament
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 06/02/2026
Trump is a vile racist bully We should all condemn this without hesitation. But something tells me Farage will find a way to make excuses for his best mate Trump. I hope I’m wrong.
The Mirror US screenshot:

'Disgusting' Trump posts racist clip of Obamas as monkeys during unhinged barrage in new low

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Donald Trump has received backlash for posting an 'incredibly racist' video targeting the Obamas during an unhinged Truth Social rampage
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 06/02/2026
Trump is a vile racist bully. His actions should be condemned without hesitation.
Ed Davey tweet graphic in response to Donald Trump’s racist post on the Obamas

TEXT: Trump is a vile racist bully

We should all condemn this without hesitation. But something tells me Farage will find a way to make excuses for his best mate Trump. I hope I’m wrong.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 06/02/2026
“I've experienced racial abuse in all different kinds of pockets, and that’s the reality comments like Sarah’s help create.” Watch @JoshBabarinde.bsky.social directly call out the harmful, racist rhetoric pushed by members of Reform.
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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
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Man of Kent @manofkentlibdem.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Well said, thank you @libdemcam.bsky.social - thank you for your own and party colleagues’ contributions during yesterday’s petition debate. Now to build momentum for the judicial public inquiry. Useful report from @rusi.bsky.social on political money laundering: www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
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UK Election Security is Threatened by Political Money Laundering via Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency increases the ‘attack surface’ for electoral interference. The UK government’s focus is too narrow.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Gavin Newsom on Trump's video depicting the Obamas as monkeys, "It's disgraceful, racist, abhorrent, in any other circumstance, person fired" "The President of the US, Donald Trump, sending out a racist trope, it should disgust every human being in this room"
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Euronews @euronews.com · 11/02/2026
In the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron, the steelmaker confirmed the construction of its largest electric furnace in Europe at its Dunkirk plant in northern France. #EuropeNews
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French steelmaker invest €1.3 billion to produce 'green steel'
In the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron, the steelmaker confirmed the construction of its largest electric furnace in Europe at its Dunkirk plant in northern France.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 11/02/2026
The Epstein files reveal the role of Brexit in a global network which stands to gain from undermining democracy itself | Stephen McNair
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The will of the rich and powerful: Brexit and the Epstein files
The Epstein files reveal the role of Brexit in a global network which stands to gain from undermining democracy itself
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Cameron Thomas MP 🔶 @libdemcam.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
This must be investigated.
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Cameron Thomas MP 🔶 @libdemcam.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
A year ago I asked the government to release the full, unredacted Russia Report. Security Minister Dan Jarvis declined. Could Mandelson be the reason why?
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 09/02/2026
We're delighted to welcome Councillor Manu Singh who has joined the Liberal Democrats from the Green Party in Surrey!
IMAGE: Councillor Manu Singh 

TEXT: Welcome Councillor Manu Singh 
(Runnymede Borough Council)
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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER) @libdems4er.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
More people are realising that First-Past-The-Post leads to unpredictable and volatile politics - if a party gets 34% of the vote, they should get 34% of the seats. We are campaigning with cross-party allies and other parties to change our politics for the better with Proportional Representation.
Pie chart showing 34% of votes in the 2024 general election resulting in 63% of seats in House of Commons and therefore 100% of the power by Make Votes Matter.
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Cameron Thomas MP 🔶 @libdemcam.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I am deeply suspicious of parties which court cryptocurrency donations, given the potential for money laundering, by organised criminal gangs and malign foreign governments. Yesterday in Parliament, I rang the alarm bell at Farage's continuing closeness to wire fraud convict George Cottrell.
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