Paul Tyler

Last week I asked Keir Starmer for a guarantee that families would not be hit with a £500 rise in energy bills because of Trump’s illegal war.

Still no sign of a clear answer from the PM.

SKY NEWS ARTICLE GRAPHIC. IMAGE: Ed Davey TEXT: Lib Dem leader calls for King's US state visit to be cancelled after Trump's criticism of Starmer

Trump’s illegal war is devastating the Middle East and pushing up energy bills for British families.

This visit should not go ahead.

Whose support has Labour been losing? Welcome to the 203rd edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP), taking a look at a new and detailed study on who has switched away from Labour and why.

Whose support has Labour been losing?

Uh oh looks like I may have triggered the snowflakes over at GB News ❄️

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Hardworking taxpayers fund our armed forces.

Meanwhile influencers like Isabel Oakeshott live overseas, contribute nothing, and still benefit from the protection of the UK.

If she's going to pick a fight with @calummillerld.bsky.social, she should at least get her facts right.

🎥 Live now with our excellent panel, discussing political funding, transparency, and foreign influence...
❓ Is UK democracy up for sale? 💷
📍 www.radixbigtent.org.uk/events/polit...

''I think Donald Trump needs to rein it in a little bit and, be reminded who his allies are in this very fragile world.''

@libdemdaisy.bsky.social

As UK-EU relations become more structured, the Commons needs a European Scrutiny Committee. The House of Commons needs a scrutiny structure that reflects the reality of the UK-EU relationship which is now taking shape.

"If ministers are serious about building a more constructive and better organised agreement with the European Union, they should also be serious about ensuring that it is properly scrutinised by the elected House." Read more using the link below 🔗

Brilliant discussion on political funding & the Representation of the People Bill today 🗳️

With thanks to Rachel Sylvester, Rachel Blake MP, Kamila Kingstone, Duncan Hames & Eliza Lockhart for a great webinar 🎥

Missed it? The Replay will be available soon 📍
www.radixbigtent.org.uk/events/polit...

Labour and Tories have dynamited the job market. Greens and Reform will make it even worse

Only Liberals will fix it, here is how (🧵)

Good to see the number of Labour MPs speaking up for this. I hope their colleagues listen to them.

"Republicans in the White House and Congress admitted something astonishing: It was Israel, not America, that picked the moment of attack. This isn’t to say the White House was dragged into the conflict kicking and screaming." lnk.thebulwark.com/4r3CIbV

Laura K is already out of date, and again Lib Dems lead the opposition across the "faultline", firmly resisting another trail after Trump = when will the BBC admit that Farage is fake news ?

As the price of natural gas spikes across Europe for the fourth time in the last five years remember those extremely clever people in Reform and the Conservatives who want to abandon renewable energy and rely even more on gas 🤡 🤡

Laura K is already out of date, and again Lib Dems lead the opposition across the "faultline", firmly resisting another trail after Trump = when will the BBC admit that Farage is fake news ?

Uncut Trumpism. No election is valid unless they win it. Farage and Reform UK are outright enemies of democracy and the Mail is actively aiding them.

This is very concerning.

Starmer needs to get on the phone to Trump and ask him to set out a plan to protect civilians and support a democratic transition in Iran.

We've seen before that bombs don't bring about democracy and regime change without a plan just leads to more chaos and suffering.

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

This aged well. Note the author.

Millions of young people are now facing the consequences of a referendum they were too young to vote in. If we truly care about future generations, we owe it to them to rebuild our ties with Europe and reopen the opportunities that Brexit has taken away.

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 turns Liberal Democrat fire on Labour in London as he seeks 'historic' wins in May local elections

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 accuses care home trustee of embezzlement amid watchdog inquiry

Faced with a chance to protect children from harmful social media, Labour and the Conservatives chose to debate parliamentary procedure instead.

We must act now to keep our children safe online.

Farage asking to hold fire, put the brakes on, take a deep breath, let the process do its thing, calls for transparency over Andrew MountPratten. Worried, Nigel? #politicslive

The Gorton and Denton by-election: fact checked – Full Fact As voters in the Greater Manchester constituency prepare to head to the polls, here’s a round-up of claims we’ve fact checked from the campaign.

Ahead of Thursday’s Gorton and Denton by-election, here’s a round up of what we’ve been fact checking during the campaign, including:

📊 A misleading bar chart
🤔 Unreliable polling claims
📱 False social media posts

and more…
fullfact.org/politics/gor...

Campaigns Organiser North Cotswolds (with Stroud) North Cotswolds Liberal Democrats are offering an exciting opportunity. This will be a chance to gain skills and knowledge to pave the way for a career in political campaigning.

Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Campaigns Organiser North Cotswolds (with Stroud)

Families of children with SEND are exhausted. The fights, the delays, the underfunding, the private profiteering.

The crisis is real, and it must end.