Adults with a learning disability die 19 years younger on average, and over half die before 65, according to the latest review. @meralhece.bsky.social,Equalities spokesperson, pressed the government to guarantee that neighbourhood health services include screening and support for them.

The Prime Minister has promised the biggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war era, but the funding is still unclear. Ben Stoneham urged the government to bring private investment into social housing, warning schemes like Help to Buy tends to push prices up, just before conference.

In 2024 the government promised to electrify Hull's railway to Leeds and Sheffield. In January, it left Hull out of Northern Powerhouse Rail. In his first act in Parliament, Dave McCobb has asked ministers how they will keep that promise. www.thehullstory.com/allarticles/...

‘Honour your promise on rail electrification’: New Lib Dem Peer tables first question in Lords — The Hull Story

By Simon Bristow , Co-Editor The Liberal Democrats’ first Hull-based parliamentarian has been officially introduced to the House of Lords. Former Lib Dem city councillor Dave McCobb was officially ...

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Global climate change will have devastating impacts for humanity. There is no security without environmental security. There is no point in pretending we can safeguard our national security will ignoring the eco systems on which all life depends. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?

Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous prime minister

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Standing room only at Peers All Ears in Brighton, as conference members packed in to hear how Lib Dem peers change the government's bills. This is what you missed. 🧵

Over 10 years of Lib Dem conferences, seen through one peer's lens. @earlrussell.bsky.social has photographed conference since 2011. This year he was in the auditorium again. Thank you, John, for all the hours behind the camera and for giving the whole party a record of every conference.

Join Jeremy Purvis as he heads in to present the parliamentary parties report at conference in Brighton.

The fight of our lives, and Lib Dem peers are ready for it. Ed Davey called for a global treaty to pause super-intelligent AI and safe maternity care for every mother. Peers have been raising both in the Lords and will push to deliver them.

This is a fight for the future of our country. For liberty, equality and community. For the values we hold dear. This is the fight of our lives. And we are going to win it.

This is the fight of our lives and we are going to win it.

Reporting back to members is a regular part of Lib Dem conference. Jeremy Purvis, Leader in the Lords, presented the parliamentary parties' report yesterday and took questions from members, joined by Wendy Chamberlain, the party's Chief Whip in the Commons.

What does the departure of hereditary peers mean for the Lords? How can the party support Lib Dem councillors? What's being done on child safety? Asked at the Peers All Ears fringe, with peers on hand throughout. Thanks for coming along.

When we see injustice, when we see human dignity under attack - we do not look away. Highlights from the Liberal Democrat Conference Rally, featuring Ed Davey, Bobby Dean MP, Cllr Sophie Crossthorn, Cllr Anton Georgiou, Wendy Chamberlain MP and Cllr Millie Earl.

Britain has sleepwalked into a “computer says no” economy, where businesses face barriers instead of backing. It’s time to get Britain growing again and give people the freedom to succeed. @LibDemDaisy.bsky.social

The cost of living is hitting people hard. For years, millions of people put up with Conservative incompetence because they hoped their tax bill might go down. Now, people have been left high and dry by a Labour government continuing the same tax-and-spend doom loop. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

My father came to Britain from East Africa with hope and ambition. Yet now nearly 1 million young people are not in education, employment or training. Lib Dems believe every young person deserves the chance to fulfil their potential. @munirawilson.bsky.social

"Marriage equality was a Lib Dem achievement, we should never forget that." At conference, Lynne Featherstone, Lib Dem peer, joined Wendy Chamberlain MP and Jo Swinson to discuss equality. @lynnefeatherstone.bsky.social @wendychambld.bsky.social @joswinson.bsky.social

Nearly two thirds of maternity units in England aren't safe to give birth in. At Lib Dem conference today, Caroline Pidgeon, health and social care spokesperson, backed one-to-one midwifery care and round-the-clock consultant cover on every labour ward. @carolinepidgeon.bsky.social

We are taking the fight to the Conservatives and Reform. Farage has two routes to No.10: Crypto billionaires buying his way in or Kemi Badenoch handing him the keys. We’re determined to stop him. @lisasmartmp.bsky.social

Will we see you at Conference? Come along to Peers All Ears – Winning in the Lords, our session for members to put their questions to Lib Dem peers.

The Liberal Democrats are forcing Labour to think about growth. That starts with pulling the biggest growth lever available - the EU. @LibDemDaisy.bsky.social

Dave McCobb was introduced and sworn in as a Liberal Democrat peer in the House of Lords today, and will be raising issues facing Yorkshire and the Humber. Welcome, Dave!

Ministers pointed to the AI Security Institute when they rejected an AI kill switch. But it has no legal power to force anything. Sarah Teather pressed the government today to fix that, and to use its G20 presidency to push for a binding global agreement on AI risk.

What the Conservative's did today was outrageous and I am pleased that they were roundly defeated. This was third reading on the Financial Services & Markets Bill. We normally only tidy up at this stage. The Conservatives forced a vote to try and defeat government concessions which were agreed.

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Conservative peers voted today to scrap a climate duty their own government wrote into law. The House of Lords outvoted them by 258 votes to 109.

Conservative peers voted today to scrap a climate duty their own government wrote into law. The House of Lords outvoted them by 258 votes to 109.

Lawmakers in the US are already weighing their own AI kill switch law. Tim Clement-Jones, AI and digital spokesperson, wants the UK working alongside them so an emergency shutdown power can reach data centres wherever they are.

Parties that campaign on British sovereignty are taking large sums from donors abroad. William Wallace said the Representation of the People Bill will not close every loophole, but Lib Dems will push for changes to limit donations and campaign spending.

A party can spend unlimited sums on direct mail before May's local elections, as long as the leaflets avoid naming the candidate. Mark Pack told Times Radio the spending rules are too lax to protect local democracy. @markpackuk.bsky.social

Five hours of creative education a week at primary school, four in the first three years of secondary. Jane Bonham-Carter, culture, media and sport spokesperson, backed fellow Lib Dem peer Lynne Featherstone's bill to guarantee it in state schools.