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A New Deal with Europe

Liberal Democrats are calling for the UK to join the single market and customs union, to fix the damage done by Brexit and get our country back on track.

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The beach clean at Severn Beach this morning wasn’t just about tidying the shoreline, it was also an opportunity to glean data

My statement on the harmful EHRC guidance coming in to force today 🏳️‍⚧️

The committee warned that without action England could face a public water supply deficit of 5 billion litres a day by 2055, concluding that the country has plenty of rain but fails to capture and store what falls. Read the report: committees.parliament.uk/committee/51...

Lords Committee publish report on surviving drought, reclaiming the rain - Committees - UK Parliament

The Environment and Climate Change Committee has published its report, ‘Surviving drought: reclaim the rain’, which calls for urgent action to improve drought planning and monitoring, inve...

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Half of England and all of Wales in drought with crops failing and hosepipe bans in force. The Environment and Climate Change Committee warned in May. Its chair, Shas Sheehan, says parties must stop treating net zero as a political football. www.ft.com/content/643c...

Letter: Stark warning from the environment committee chair

From Baroness Sheehan, House of Lords, London SW1, UK

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The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that more police officers will be on the streets in Southwark. This is an important first step in our plan to work with the Met to make Southwark safer. southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwa...

Britain can't wait for an Autumn Budget. The government must drop their red lines, get round the table with our European neighbours to kickstart our economy before it's too late.

At the end of last year more than 3000 children in England were waiting to be adopted, but there were less than 1500 approved families. I was delighted to participate in ITV's documentary to mark 100 years since adoption was legalised. www.itv.com/watch/news/b...

Spoke on BBC Radio Scotland this morning about last night's announcement regarding a potential inquiry into Mohamed Fayed and Jeffrey Epstein. While reports have since emerged suggesting the announcement may not be accurate, the APPG is seeking clarity on next steps. youtu.be/a0yC30G198w

Inquiry into Fayed

YouTube video by Wendy Chamberlain MP

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Louise Casey promised a discussion on Social Care and renegotiating the social contract. What do you think? The Big Conversation on Care is now open, have your say here: caseycommission.co.uk/bigconversat...

National Grid's investment in helping young people into skilled work is welcome. Giving technical education the same status as academic routes is long overdue. But £5 million across the whole country will only go so far against the scale of the youth unemployment challenge.

Resetting our relationship with Europe is the fastest way to boost growth. It's time to cut red tape, back small businesses, and join the Single Market and Customs Union. @libdemdaisy.bsky.social

To be fair to Badenoch, there are very few Conservative councillors left in Wimbledon and none in Dulwich and West Norwood where she stood in 2010.

Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 12h ago

To be fair, “Councillors and council elections don’t matter” are a load-bearing part of the “Kemi Badenoch is doing well and the Conservative party’s prospects under her are looking good” thesis.

Questions about money will rightly go on for years until Farage faces the consequences of his actions.

While wildfires rage, oil bosses are laughing all the way to the bank thanks to Donald Trump’s idiotic Iran war. People across the country are facing sky high energy bills. If Burnham is struggling to find the money to help families with those bills, I’d start here.

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Oil giant BP profits more than double due to Iran war - again

Huge thanks to firefighter crews in Hampshire for tackling the fires in Blackwater, Camberley and across the South this summer. The extreme heat has put immense pressure on our environment and public services, and I'm grateful to everyone who has stepped up to support our community.

Football belongs to the fans, not private investors. Trust and transparency must come first when it comes to the future of the game. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Fifa boss Gianni Infantino's flirtation with the Trump empire may have a bitter ending

Nothing has felt quite so insulting as Gianni Infantino’s sudden desire to sell off football’s family silver

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British politics has become increasingly divisive. There is an opportunity for this New Government to champion a more diverse, inclusive and tolerant political culture.

Great to attend Farnborough International Airshow 2026 and meet with leading aerospace and defence companies. Yeovil has a proud aerospace heritage, and I'll keep championing local businesses, protecting skilled jobs and backing investment in our town and the South West.

🔶 The party is currently developing a new strategy. Lib Dem President Josh Babarinde MP and the Federal Board are looking to hear from councillors on the contents of the draft strategy. 💻 Join the online session taking place from 17.30-19.00 this evening 🔗 www.aldc.org/2026/07/counci...

BREAKING: Parliamentary standards commissioner is now investigating Reform UK’s Deputy Leader Richard Tice (as well as its paused investigation into Nigel Farage). Tice is being investigated for allegedly failing to declare a financial interest.

The severity of violence against civilians in the West Bank is escalating dangerously, and our Government must take action. I have written to the new Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to call for him to take more decisive action to hold Israel to account, and to support Palestinians in the West Bank.

Is this the moment we can finally fix social care? For the sake of millions of carers and our loved ones who need care, I will do everything I can to make it happen. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Ed Davey: How to fix social care without raising taxes

The Lib Dem leader, who’s spent years caring for family, says the private sector should not be cut out

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We have been saying for many years that the only way to fix care is by all of the main parties agreeing on the same plan. We have a responsibility to work together and a real opportunity to fix it.

Nominations are now open for ALDC’s Local Campaigner Awards, they close on Sunday 30 August. The awards will be presented at ALDC’s AGM on Saturday 19 September from 7:45 to 9:45 at the Grand Hotel, Brighton. Find out more and make your nominations at www.aldc.org/2026/07/loca...

I never knew Nirmal, but wish I had. Through his accomplishments, he taught so many of us so much, including me. What I saw was a humble man who served with distinction in the armed forces and embodied some of life's most important qualities: self-belief, determination, and positivity. 1/2

1,675 hours of raw sewage were dumped in Corby & East Northants in 2025 — during the driest spring in over a century. 333 separate spills, and Corby sewage works alone ran for 488 hours into Willow Brook. Lib Dems are demanding a tough new regulator to end this. #SewageScandal

The idea that the Russia-Ukraine War and the US-Iran War are merging into one global conflict is perplexing. The US is siding with Russia even as Russians help Iranians kill American soldiers. So the new global war would have to involve the USA helping others kill Americans.

2,090 hours of raw sewage were dumped in Kettering in 2025 — even during the driest spring in over a century. 458 separate spills. The worst: Thorpe Malsor sewage works, 757 hours into Slade Brook. Lib Dems are demanding real powers to punish polluting water firms. #SewageScandal

Ed Davey has cared for his mother, his grandmother, and now his son. As cross-party talks on social care begin, he argues it can be fixed by finally putting the millions of unpaid family carers at the heart of any deal.