The last thing the UK needs just now is Tony Blair’s advice on whether to trust a US President about a Middle East war. We know how that White House movie ended.
08.03.2026 10:12
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The last thing the UK needs just now is Tony Blair’s advice on whether to trust a US President about a Middle East war. We know how that White House movie ended.
Yesterday I spoke to my amendments to the Devolution Bill to close loopholes which allow for Taxi and Private Hire drivers to secure their licence in one part of the country but work in another part, with enforcement powers not available to all authorities.
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Delighted to feature in @TheHouseMag 2026 list for Women in Westminster: The 100. Wonderful to celebrate last night with my wonderful and inspiring colleague @floellabenjamin.bsky.social
Ed Davey quote which reads: No matter how the Prime Minister tries to redefine offensive as defensive, letting the US use UK bases for strikes on Iran is a slippery slope. He must not let Trump drag Britain into another prolonged war in the Middle East. Starmer must come to Parliament, set out the legal case in full, and give MPs a vote. We have a duty to defend our brave British troops and citizens in the region, and that must be the focus of any operations. The UK must not be complicit in illegal military action.
The Prime Minister must come to Parliament, set out the legal case for letting the US use UK bases for strikes on Iran and give MPs a vote.
He must not let Trump drag Britain into another prolonged war in the Middle East.
🚍 All too often, our rural bus timetable doesn't clock in for the early shift or wait up for the late one.
Real life doesn't run 9-5. Our transport shouldn't either.
It's time for hourly buses in all our major towns and villages, with services that start earlier and run later.
Dame Esther Rantzen, who has been at the forefront of the campaign calling for a change in the law, accused peers and lobbyists of “absolute blatant sabotage” of the assisted dying bill ⬇️
This week I pushed the Government to do more to make it safer and easier for children to cycle and walk to secondary school in the UK as they do in the Netherlands.
Lovely to join @cagnegatwick.bsky.social members this evening as I spoke about the serious issues with Gatwick’s expansion plans, supported by the Government.
The "brazeness" of illegal waste dumping by criminals across the country has been described as "gobsmacking" by the chair of the House of Lords Committee on Environment and Climate Change.
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We need stable Cllrs in Goose Green Ward, not the chaos of the Labour Party ! 🗳️🗳️🔶🔶🔶🔶🔶
Meet our Goose Green team for May 2026: James Barber, Kaz Doyle & Luke McSorley
Local residents. Active in the community. Working all year round – not just at election time
Safer streets. Cleaner roads. Better pavements. A modern East Dulwich station
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All though 20% of all our waste ends up in the hands of serious organised criminals, costs the economy at least £1bn a year and does untold environmental damage the Green Party leader, is against policing waste crime as it may result in "an arms race of surveillance".
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This week I asked the Government to publish the full costs to retrospectively install over 150 emergency areas to improve the safety of ‘so called’ smart motorways and received assurance that there will be no further smart motorways rolled out.
On Wednesday I pushed the Government to genuinely commit to the EV transition to give industry the confidence as they invest heavily in decarbonisation.
Great to be out supporting the wonderful @swklibdems teams in Dulwich today and for a break in the 🌧️
Wonderful to see.
Pleased to have finished Report stage of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill today. Working with @carolinepidgeon.bsky.social we secured Gov amendments ensuring the Revenue Certainty Mechanism is used for UK based production & important reporting concessions.
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Lib Dem Lords Inc @earlrussell.bsky.social secured some commitments from Government last night - around reporting on Sustainable Aviation Fuel and to ensure the revenue certainty mechanism to help industry invest in this new technology supports UK production.
This week I’ve pushed the Government to look at introducing a rural weighting to help with the additional costs of providing bus services in remote and rural areas.
Such a strong podcast yesterday and so shocking.
This week I have spoken about micromobility, pavement parking, bus safety, rail devolution and more in the committee stage of the Devolution Bill.
Yesterday I questioned the government about when passengers will see improvements to Sunday train services as part of the move to nationalise the railway.
It was a busy week in the Lords last week speaking on a number of topics including Northern Powerhouse Rail, GWR rail services, motorway cameras, illegal number plates and more….👇
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Donald Trump just falls back on this behaviour every time he doesn't get what he wants.
Greenland is not for sale and it is high time for the PM to stop pandering and work with our European friends to stand up the bully in the White House.
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I have pushed the government to introduce security guidance such as firewalls to ensure our electric buses can’t be hacked and made inoperable, following recent reports in Europe re Yutong buses from China.
Worth highlighting that we are still waiting for MHCLG to publish the Wildfire Strategy and Action Plan that was first due in in mid 2024. We need a new strategy, proper resources and specialist equipment to respond to this growing threat.
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At least 12,454 grassland, woodland or crop fires were recorded by fire services in England in the three months from March to May 2025. This is more than four times the 2,621 incidents logged by these services in the same period in 2024.
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Wonderful to be out in Bankside to enjoy a wonderful family fun performance of Pinocchio at the @The_Globe today. A wonderful show on the last day of 2025.
Today I pushed the Government to cut VAT by 5% for the hospitality sector, to help support the backbone of our town centres and High Streets.
Last night @EarlRussellLD and I tabled amendments to improve transparency and the proposals in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill which sets up a revenue certainty mechanism to support the development of a UK industry.
