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Tom Gordon MP

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Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate & Knaresborough linktr.ee/tomgordonld

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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 10h
Going back to basics on the original purpose of the triple lock with @mattchorley.bsky.social. If we want to tackle pensioner poverty and poverty across the board we need to target our resources better.
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Vikki Slade MP @vikkislademp.bsky.social · 16h
Most millennials don’t think there will be a state pension when they retire so this isn’t being done with them in mind Pensioners will gain more from free social care than a linking rise of state pension to earnings Proud of triple lock in coalition but we must plan for future not venerate the past
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Josh Self @josh.politics.co.uk · 18h
‘For the birds’: Lib Dem MP tells Ed Davey to ‘think again’ on triple lock defence @tomgordonld.bsky.social says the argument that it helps millennials is “at best for the birds, and at worst downright insulting” Full quotes 👇 www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/for-...
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‘For the birds’: Lib Dem MP tells Ed Davey to ‘think again’ on triple lock defence - Politics.co.uk
A Liberal Democrat MP has criticised Ed Davey over the party’s position on the pension triple lock, saying the argument that it should be kept to help millennials is “at best for the birds, and at worst downright insulting”. In a post on X, Tom Gordon said he had listened to Davey on BBC Radio […]
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 16h
I listened to Ed Davey on the Today programme this morning, and frankly, I think he missed the point. The idea that we're keeping the triple lock to help millennials is at best for the birds, and at worst downright insulting. I say that as a millennial.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A bit ago I found the unthinkable happening - I agreed with Richard Tice live on TV! Yet since then, he seems to have changed his tune on proportional representation. If we want a fairer society, that starts with a fairer voting system. My values and principles haven’t changed. Why have Reform’s?
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Student finance is uncomfortable territory for Lib Dem’s, but we can't just bury our heads in the sand. Those of us in positions of responsibility have a duty to fix what's broken, even when it's uncomfortable. My piece for Lib Dem Voice👇 www.libdemvoice.org/winning-back...
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Winning back a generation starts with fixing the broken student loan system
For too long, student finance has been the subject our party would rather avoid. I understand why. It is uncomfortable territory. The scars of the coalition run deep, and many of us have heard about t...
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It was a privilege to speak at today’s Aircraft Cabin Air Conference, where I spoke about the APPG on Cabin Air Quality’s interim report. Great to talk with pilots, cabin crew, and campaigners all working on this issue - and to set out what our inquiry has found so far.
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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Great speeches by @tomgordonld.bsky.social MP and Humanist and Secularist Lib Dems Chair Jenny Wilkinson.
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Vikki Slade MP @vikkislademp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Graduates are being ripped off. The student loan system is unfair and unsustainable. I'm proud to sponsor this Bill led by my colleague @tomgordonld.bsky.social that will require the government to review how student loans are repaid in England.
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Samuel George @samuelgeorge.tv · 14/09/2026
🇬🇧 Looking forward to seeing the Student Finance (Review) Bill by @tomgordonld.bsky.social discussed in Parliament tomorrow. It will require the government to review how student loans are repaid in England, including the repayment thresholds and the terms attached to loans when they were taken out.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🏃‍♂️ 13.1 miles and 2hrs 1min 52secs later… 🫠 Tad gutted to have slipped over the 2-hour mark, but I’ve really not stuck at the running since the London Marathon! 👏 A huge thank you to everyone who has donated to my run and helped me raise funds for St Michael’s Hospice.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 11/09/2026
Tom Gordon shares stories of those who were denied, or who want the choice of a safe and compassionate assisted dying law @tomgordonld.bsky.social
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
☀️ Good morning from a very sunny Newcastle! 🏃‍♂️ Running the Great North Run for St Michael’s Hospice for a 4th year in a row. 👇 If anyone wants to donate: justgiving.com/page/tomgord...
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🍺 In Knaresborough tonight, hosting my quarterly H&K Lib Dem pub quiz. ✏️ Questions in the politics round included: how many more days does Andy Burnham need to be PM to out last the premiership of Liz Truss…
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Touring @roostersbrewco.bsky.social and learning just how much hard graft and expertise go into our independent breweries. The beer sector has the potential to be our crowning jewel but only if we cut the red tape and make sure they get access to the right markets.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
✂️ Cut VAT for hospitality, accommodation and attractions temporarily. Boost footfall and help businesses and customers. 🧾 Replace business rates with a Commercial Landowner Levy. Move that burden and stop penalising productive businesses. 😮‍💨Give councils proper powers to tackle illicit vape shops.
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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Disabled bus pass time restrictions scrapped after almost two-year long campaign by Lib Dem MP, Tom Gordon buff.ly/sc4PKc0 “Disabilities don’t start at 9 o’clock, neither should disabled bus passes" @tomgordonld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk @lizjarvis.bsky.social
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Disabled bus pass time restrictions scrapped after almost two-year long campaign by Lib Dem MP, Tom Gordon
The Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough had been due to force a second Commons vote on the change this September.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
🏆 It’s been a bit of a week for milestones: 🚌 We won the campaign to scrap time restrictions on disabled bus passes 🏃‍♂️ I’ve hit my 50th parkrun ✉️ 20,000th piece of casework
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is a huge win for the disabled community. I spoke to Carolyn Quinn about the long-fought campaign to scrap time restrictions on disabled bus passes so they can be used during on peak hours. It’s good to see cooperation from Government on what matters to people with disabilities.
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 18/08/2026
Disabilities don't start at 9:30 AM, and now disabled bus passes won't either. Huge credit to Lib Dem MP Tom Gordon and campaign groups like Transport for All. Their fight against unfair restrictions has led to nationwide change for fairer, accessible transport!
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Rachel Gilmour, MP for Tiverton and Minehead @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Disabilities don't start at 9:30am. For years, disabled bus pass holders could only travel free between 9:30am and 11pm on weekdays, shutting many people out of getting to work on time. That's changing, thanks to the tireless campaigning of my Lib Dem colleague Tom Gordon MP.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🚌 Spent the morning down at the local bus depot with Jackie Snape, Chief Exec of Disability Action Yorkshire, celebrating the huge win - time restrictions on disabled bus passes to be scrapped 🥳 This change will make a huge difference to the lives of disabled people. 👏 Thanks again Andy Burnham!
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🥳 WE DID IT! 👏 🚌 My fantastic team ordered these giant cut-out frames for our parliamentary drop-in campaigning to scrap disabled bus pass time restrictions - and now it’s happening. ⏰ Disabilities don’t start at 9am, neither should disabled bus passes - and soon, they won’t!
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Hey Andy, I hear you don’t mind a pasty from Greggs, and you are on your listening tour 👂 Well if you’re passing Knaresborough there’s something you might want to know👇
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Out with local campaigner Tom Cavell-Taylor in Burton Leonard. The village has taken significant housing growth - but the investment in the local school hasn't followed. We wrote to North Yorkshire Council in June, yet we're still waiting on a reply.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Great to stop by Resurrected Bites in Killinghall today for lunch with Cllr Peter Lacey. It’s always a pleasure to support their fantastic local cafés and the important work they do.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
🕺 Had an absolutely cracking evening at Scarborough Open Air Theatre watching the Scissor Sisters. 🎶 An amazing atmosphere, thousands of people singing along, & a reminder of what a fantastic venue we have on the Yorkshire coast. ☀️ Brilliant live music, great company, & a perfect summer evening.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
In Harrogate, elections are shaping up to be a head to head between the Lib Dems & Reform. Tonight’s by-election result👇 🌹LAB: 5.1% (-4.9%) 🔶LD: 61.2% (+21.2%) 🌳CON: 12.5% (-4.5%) ➡️RUK: 15.6% (-9.4%) 🌱 GRN: 5.0% (-3%) Turn out: 30.7% Congrats to Cllr McManus
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Just some of our fantastic team out today for the Coppice Valley by-election 🧡
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Happy Yorkshire Day! (P.S. we need a Yorkshire Parliament)
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Saturday 01/08, 10:30 Morrisons, Hookstone Road Saturday 01/08, 13:30 Sainsbury’s, Wetherby Road Saturday 15/08, 10:30 Asda, Bower Road Saturday 15/08, 13:30 Waitrose, Station Parade Join me at your local supermarket surgery during to discuss issues in your area. No need to book, just drop-in.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Had a fabulous time with the Leeds Lib Dems at #LeedsPride
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A really productive meeting with the Health Minister, DHSC, and NHS officials to talk about my experience of living with ulcerative colitis - and how we raise awareness and improve inflammatory bowel disease care across the country.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Great to meet with Andrew & Asma, the new operators of Knaresborough Banking Hub, just off the Market Square on Kirkgate. The following banks are there: NatWest - Monday, Halifax - Tuesday, Santander - Wednesday, HSBC - Thursday, Barclays - Friday. Mon–Fri 9–5. Spread the word!
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 10/07/2026
Putin's war is still raging. Ukrainians are still being killed. Russia should be nowhere near the Olympics. The IOC must reverse this shameful decision. @tomgordonld.bsky.social
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
So, after complaining about the Government wasting taxpayer money, Nigel Farage is triggering a by-election, costing the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds to pump up his ego and dodge questions about his finances. 1/3
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🍸 Slingsby Gin is a brand Harrogate is rightly proud of. This week I asked the Government to back its new owners, Chris and Asma - and the Minister committed to helping them access support to grow the business.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
🏃‍♂️ Good morning from the Stray and #raceforlife2026 here in Harrogate. 👏 You can donate to Cancer Research here: fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/toms-ra...
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Then it was on to the Starbeck Festival this afternoon, which was even bigger and better than last year. A brilliant celebration of our local community, with so many people coming together to make it such a success. Well done to everyone involved!
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This morning, I visited Bilton & Woodfield Community Library, where it was great to catch up with local groups, including the Conservation Group and the Historical Society, and hear about the fantastic work they’re doing.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
1. Today in Parliament I raised the growing concern over “Masha and the Bear” a Russian cartoon streamed to British children on Netflix and ITVX, and flagged by Ukraine’s Centre for Countering Disinformation as a Russian soft power tool.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
£3 a trip, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year - that’s the unfair cost disabled people in North Yorkshire face just to get to work before 9am. Disability bus passes shouldn’t have time restrictions on them. Agree with me and Andy Burnham? Sign the petition 👇 www.tomgordon.org.uk/disabled-bus...
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
☀️ Lovely morning for parkrun, this time I popped over to the one at Conyngham Hall in Knaresborough 🏃‍♂️ 🍳 A fair few lovely chats with folks, both before and after, and followed by a cracking breakfast and coffee at Marigold Cafe 🚣‍♀️
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 06/06/2026
@tomgordonld.bsky.social, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough: "I don't want to keep looking back to ten years in the past. I want to look forward and that should include making sure we’ve got better and stronger relationships". We can't change the past. But we can make sure our future is European.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I was really touched by Noah’s story when his mum reached out. Thank you for letting me share it in the campaign to improve SEND provision and home to school transport. 1/2
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Yesterday, @tomgordonld.bsky.social made it clear to the Government how the LGBT+ community feels about the new draft EHRC Code of Practice. Thank you for joining the other @libdems.org.uk speaking out against this, Tom. 🧡 We won't stop fighting this until the law is changed.
A white graphic with splashes of yellow, red and indigo, with the LGBT+ Lib Dems rainbow bird-of-liberty logo at the top, above a portrait of Tom Gordon MP (Harrogate; Lib Dem) and a banner saying 'THANK YOU, Tom Gordon, MP'

Beneath, a pair of quotes from him in the HoC yesterday:

"Today is the start of Pride Month. This is not just a kick in the teeth, but a slap in the face for LGBT+ people across this country to do this today, of all days."
"What would the Minister say to constituents like mine, who I've met with and had to hear about how they've been challenged in toilets because they live their lives as trans people?"

The attribution is 'Tom Gordon MP, responding to the Ministerial Statement on the new EHRC draft Code of Practice, 01/06/2026
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Well said, Tom 🧡
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride Month. I will not stand for anyone being excluded from participating in public life because there aren’t facilities they can safely use. Not now, not ever.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
A near £900-a-year “tax on getting to school” is hitting families across North Yorkshire. Children are being forced onto longer, riskier routes while communities fear for their future. I’ve secured a Parliamentary debate on this very issue. Read more👇 www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...
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MPs urged to join Parliamentary debate on controversial Dales school transport policy
The Conservative-run local authority brought in plans last year to restrict free home-to-school transport to pupils’ closest schools, which it said will save £3m a year from its budget.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Having reserved spots for a particular religious group in our Parliament is absolutely crackers in the 21st century. Faith leaders can make valuable contributions, but nobody should get an automatic seat in our legislature. Read my comments below👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bishop of Newcastle Helen-Ann Hartley discusses House of Lords role
Despite criticism, the Bishop of Newcastle says clergy do have a role in 21st Century politics.
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