And here is what I had to say moving the amendment:

youtu.be/D63gH3kUaCU

Scientists up in arms as flying lab has its wings clipped Faam, the airborne laboratory deployed after the eruption of an Icelandic volcano shut airspace in 2010, will be grounded after government funding was cut

The decision by @ukri.org to scrap the UK's flying atmospheric laboratory (FAAM) after spending >£40M on an upgrade & with zero consultation, is short sighted. FAAM has saved the UK economy more than it costs through responding to disasters.

400 scientists respond: www.thetimes.com/article/406e...

The Crown Court backlog is nearing 80,000 cases.

That’s unacceptable. Justice delayed is justice denied.

Lib Dems are calling for an emergency package to double court capacity and clear the backlog.

@jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social

A UK-EU customs union would kickstart our economy, cut red tape and build ties with our reliable allies in the face of Trump’s chaos.

Why is the Chancellor so opposed?

@libdemdaisy.bsky.social

Met Police figures reveal Southwark has highest crime rate in south east London Figures recently updated by the Metropolitan Police reveal that across both December 2025 and January 2026, Southwark had the highest

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Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings * The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, two-thirds of them by Israeli forces, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). It was the second consecutive year in which killings of members of the press reached unprecedented levels, and the second year running in which Israel was responsible for roughly two-thirds of the total, the New York-based independent organisation, which documents attacks on journalists worldwide, said in its annual report published on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ

Council tax rise in Southwark means Band D households will now pay nearly £2k a year Southwark residents are facing a 4.99 per cent increase to their council tax this year, meaning Band D households would

Council Tax rise of 4.99% for the nth year running yet again way above inflation - southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwa...

IAQ education & technology implemented in Boston Public Schools cost approximately 65 million CDN, while the TDSB could effectively save 200 million dollars per school year by reducing teacher sick day use from 20 sick days per year to 10 sick days per year. These are VERY conservative estimates.

@tdsb.on.ca IAQ retrofits and education similar to @bostonschools.boston.gov would pay for itself easily in one school year because teachers would be healthier (use fewer sick days).

The Hundred: IPL-linked teams 'not considering Pakistan players' Four sides in The Hundred with links to the IPL are not expected to sign players from Pakistan in next month's auction.

Good grief - such explicit racism in 2026 with #SurreyCountyCricket and UK cricket complicit - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Councillor Manu Singh outlines the reasons from leaving the Green party and joining the Liberal Democrats.

www.spelthornelibdems.org.uk/news/article...

Half of calls made to Southwark's repairs line are not answered.

One of our councillors - Cllr Graham Neale in Saint George's Ward - is a tenant and was recently on hold for hours trying to resolve an urgent repair.

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

www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/your-local-l...

No kidding Sherlock !

Graphic under the heading 'get Britain growing again' showing Daisy Cooper announcing plans for a new UK department for Growth.

🚨BREAKING: Lib Dems announce plan to replace Treasury with new Department for Growth based in Birmingham.

It's time to get Britain growing again.

Lib Dems plan to replace Treasury with growth department The party's deputy leader says the move would end the "doom loop" of "short-term Treasury tax grabs".

We need to Get Britain Growing Again to end the cost of living crisis and rebuild our public services.

That's why we @libdems.org.uk would create a new Department for Growth with a mandate to boost long-term prosperity to really jumpstart our economy and get it moving again.📈

Former Green candidate to stand for Liberal Democrats in Southwark local elections Former Green candidate to stand for Liberal Democrats in Southwark local elections

Former Green candidate to stand for Liberal Democrats in Southwark local elections

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IMAGE: Councillor Manu Singh TEXT: Welcome Councillor Manu Singh (Runnymede Borough Council)

We're delighted to welcome Councillor Manu Singh who has joined the Liberal Democrats from the Green Party in Surrey!

Fix Britain's Trade Liberal Democrats want to turbocharge our economy by forming a Customs Union with the EU, tearing down the trade barriers and red tape holding us back.

I've just signed the Liberal Democrats' 'Fix Britain's Trade' petition and think you should too.

They want to turbocharge our economy by forming a Customs Union with the EU, tearing down the trade barriers and red tape holding us back.

Add your name here: www.libdems.org.uk/trade

Keir Starmer, you have two choices now – sort your warring party out or call an election | Ed Davey The country just can’t afford another three and half years of this dysfunctional soap opera, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey

Keir Starmer, you have two choices now – sort your warring party out or call an election | Ed Davey

...and don't get me started of STOP signs...Secretary of States have to formally decide so many stupid things centrally.

Even more reasons to enjoy a #HepworthBrewery pint

While Labour drifts into Reform-lite rhetoric, the Lib Dems are the only ones having a grown-up conversation.

The best deterrent we could have is having a competent immigration system.

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Hina selfie with St George’s Ward candidates in Southwark

So pleased to meet Lina Usma who will be standing in St George’s ward. She previously stood for the Green Party but knows that @southwarklibdems.bsky.social are the only party who can beat Labour in the next local elections.

#VoteLibDem this May.
Let’s Fix London Together

We Liberal Democrats are standing up for everyone who believes in a decent, compassionate country.

Kemi Badenoch says she doesn’t want centrists in her party.

Instead of focusing on what people actually want, like an NHS that works, she’s choosing to imitate Farage.

If you’re sick of the name calling and just want things fixed, join the Liberal Democrats.

Nigel Farage wants all police officers to routinely carry guns.

The shooting of innocent civilians by masked government agents in Minneapolis is the worst of Trump’s America.

We cannot let it become Farage’s Britain.

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.

I love our country, but Nigel Farage wants to turn it into Trump’s America. We can’t let him.

Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.

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