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Ed Miliband urged to BLOCK Elon Musk from supplying energy to Britain The Energy Secretary was urged to 'step in' after the company's subsidiary, Tesla Energy Ventures, was given the green light to start providing power.

⚡ Elon Musk shouldn't be given power over our electricity supply: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Sarah Teather's maiden speech in the House of Lords YouTube video by Mark Pack

Sarah Olney Lib Dem MP 🎞️ Delighted to be in the House of Lords on Thursday for Sarah Teather's maiden speech, in a debate on the two-child benefit cap. It was a moving, powerful speech - and the first of many, I am sure! youtu.be/Lf9imM9FDrM

Revealed: Lib Dems’ plan for ‘Operation Epsom Fury’ Is any party having a ‘good war’ on Iran? After Donald Trump’s first strikes, I suggested that the Prime Minister had few appealing options. A week on and both the Tories and Reform now appear to be r...

🤫 Revealed: Lib Dems’ plan for ‘Operation Epsom Fury - spectator.com/article/reve...

UK could review handgun laws, PM says in wake of call to close loopholes | LBC Sir Keir Starmer has suggested he will review the law relating to handguns, as the 30th anniversary of the Dunblane Primary School shooting approaches.

➡️ Ed Davey calls on government to back the father of one of those shot in the Dunblane Primary School tragedy and tighten gun control laws: www.lbc.co.uk/article/uk-r...

The Political Slot - The Liberal Democrats Susan Murray MP on the Liberal Democrats' campaign for a new health centre in Milngavie

📺 Channel 4's The Political Slot features Susan Murray campaigning for a new health centre: www.channel4.com/programmes/t...

1 MIN AGO: Carney Triggers Article 2 Trade Clause — Trump STUNNED as Historic Provision Activated YouTube video by Crisis Point

Some wonderful news regarding US and Canada:
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🎞️ Lisa Smart Lib Dem MP: "Where is the new accountability for politicians? Where are the robust measures to really stamp out corruption and interference?" - bsky.app/profile/did:...

➡️ Max Wilkinson Lib Dem MP: "The problem is there are still no controlled, safe routes for refugees to reach the UK and no meaningful returns agreements with other countries for those whose claims are rejected" - www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...

What has Reform UK done now? YouTube video by LBC

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Women in Westminster Women in Westminster

🌟 Congrats to Wendy Chamberlain, Daisy Cooper & Caroline Pidgeon for making it into Women in Westminster's top 100 list which "highlights one hundred individuals who are making a significant & lasting impact across the Westminster landscape over the past year" - www.politicshome.com/in-focus/wiw...

MP calls plans to cut jury trials an 'insult to victims' The Liberal Democrats are calling for a major shakeup to the court system, to bring down the backlog instead of scrapping vital jury trials.

➡️ Jess Brown-Fuller Lib Dem MP: "David Lammy’s plans to slash jury trials are an insult to victims left waiting for justice and will do nothing to tackle the spiralling backlog" - www.theargus.co.uk/news/2590463...

Labour to scrap government power over elections watchdog amid fears of abuse MPs and campaigners had warned law imposed by Tories could be used by future leaders to ‘undermine democracy’

👏 Lisa Smart Lib Dem MP welcomes government's change of plans over the Electoral Commission: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

🚛 Daisy Cooper Lib Dem MP calls on the government to get a move on with improving our trading relations with the European Union: bsky.app/profile/libd...

Ukrainian family denied UK asylum told to block out bombs with headphones Thousands of Ukrainians were welcomed to the UK in 2022 after Russia invaded. But Home Office figures show there has since been a dramatic reduction in the numbers now being approved for asylum.

🛂 John Milne: "If we stand with Ukraine, that must mean standing with Ukrainians too - offering clarity, compassion and a proper settlement pathway for those who cannot safely return" - news.sky.com/story/ukrain...

MPs condemn hosting of Tommy Robinson by Trump administration The far-right activist’s trip came amid calls for the US to be included in a probe into foreign interference in UK politics

🇺🇸 Calum Miller: "The government needs to include the US in their inquiry into foreign interference in UK politics" - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

➡️ Lib Dems call for vote in Parliament - www.facebook.com/EdwardjDavey...

➡️ Ed Davey: "The UK can't be dragged into another protracted Middle Eastern war by a US President. Keir Starmer needs to rule out the use of UK bases for any future unilateral US strikes" - bsky.app/profile/edda...

The Overlooked Company That Just Won the Battery Race YouTube video by The Electric Viking

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Ed Davey turns Lib Dem fire on Labour in London for May local elections Liberal Democrat leader ramps up his party’s campaign as it seeks to gain control of its fourth London council

➡️ Ed Davey: "For too long, Labour has taken Londoners for granted while our great capital has been neglected" - www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Half of Britons avoid calling GP when they are ill, survey finds Most believe they will struggle to get an appointment, with over a quarter choosing to manage ailment themselves

🩺 Helen Maguire Lib Dem MP: “It is heartbreaking to think of elderly people or parents with sick children sitting at home in pain because they have lost faith that the system will be there for them" - www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Ed Davey accuses care home trustee of embezzlement amid watchdog inquiry Lib Dem leader says crisis at William Blake House is ‘one of my worst nightmares’ after Guardian revealed inquiry into finances

📰 Ed Davey: "It’s been revealed that a trustee of William Blake House, a care home for adults with profound disabilities, embezzled £1m. There are very few homes in the country that offer this sort of care and now it faces closure" - www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Solar Waves: The Modular Solar System That Changes Everything YouTube video by The Electric Viking

Solar Waves: The Modular Solar System That Changes Everything:
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$63 Billion and Counting: Why Nuclear Power is a Financial Disaster in the West YouTube video by The Electric Viking

$63 Billion and Counting: Why Nuclear Power is a Financial Disaster in the West:
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Cambridgeshire MP to introduce bill to protect UK chalk streams The 10-minute bill is set to go before Parliament on 25 February.

➡️ Pippa Heylings: "They are like our Amazon Rainforest or our Great Barrier Reef, because we have almost all of the unique chalk streams in the world" - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What do those affected by SEND reform think about the government's new plans? The government has unveiled its long-awaited plans for reforming SEND provision in England - but what do those most impacted make of the changes?

🧑‍🏫 Bill Revans, leader of Somerset Council: "The next 12 weeks must not become a talking shop. We must grasp this opportunity for root-and-branch reform" - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ex-defence secretary accuses Farage of ‘Maga stunt’ with failed Chagos ‘aid mission’ Former defence secretary Ben Wallace hit out at Nigel Farage’s actions, saying that no MP can visit the Chagos archipela

👏 Former Tory defence minister Ben Wallace: “It is a serious Military base which does serious work. It doesn’t need a pub bore like Nigel (who didn’t even appoint a defence spokesperson this week) performing MAGA stunts.”

😉 We can only guess that Farage couldn't face being anywhere near Clacton...

Udderly-fantastic: Cattle arrive at Tolworth Court Farm Wild Tolworth, a flagship London rewilding project by Kingston Council, Citizen Zoo and The Community Brain, reaches its next milestone.

🐄 London rewilding project involving a Lib Dem council passes another milestone: www.kingston.gov.uk/news/2026/ud...

New border rules for British dual nationals need to be quickly shut down, say Lib Dems Letter to Shabana Mahmood describes controls that could block British dual citizens’ entry to UK as ‘unacceptable’

🛂 Will Forster Lib Dem MP: "It is unacceptable that British citizens could be penalised simply because of badly-communicated and ill-thought-out administrative changes" - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Our plan to fix the student finance system and support graduates Our pragmatic, costed and achievable plan that would make a real difference to graduates now, while also fixing the system for the long term.

🎓 Lib Dem plan to fix the student finance system and support graduates: www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...

See also motion F10 for the York Spring Conference, the notes to which explain which parts of the proposals are England-only: www.libdems.org.uk/conference/p...

Starmer appoints Antonia Romeo as Britain’s first female cabinet secretary – UK politics live Under existing agreements, the British government must issue clearance to the US before it can carry out military operations from UK bases

🇺🇸 Ed Davey: "It’s now clear Donald Trump is trying to bully the government into letting the US use UK bases like Diego Garcia to pursue unilateral military action" - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...