Britain's defence shouldn't come with someone else's price tag 🏷️ Trump and Vance are unravelling the alliances that kept us safe — while we pay a premium tied to their unpredictability. Defence Bonds: a public stake in Britain's security. #DefenceBonds

“Will China invade Taiwan?” Wrong question! China claims “strategic autonomy” while bankrolling Putin and Tehran — not neutrality, but cover. The real question isn't if or when China moves on Taiwan — it's whether we're building the democracy and resilience to defend ourselves. #UKChina #Taiwan

🌍 A whole-of-society approach is the only way to build real resilience against disinformation — from the far right, China and Russia alike 🛡️ That's the message we brought to our sister parties at ALDE Vienna — and it's coming next to local councils

波係圓嘅 — as the Cantonese saying goes, the ball is round: anything can happen. Heart-breaking, but we're proudly backing the England team all the way. ❤️⚽

As the Hong Kong diaspora living in the UK, we know exactly what it costs to lose a functioning democracy — and we're not willing to watch this one fracture the same way. Andy Burnham, will you fight with us to fix our broken political system now — before it's too late? #ProportionalRepresentation

"Fix our broken political system now — before it's too late," that's our call to Andy Burnham. As the diaspora from #HongKong, we've seen a democracy dismantled by design, not bad politics. Britain's fragmenting under FPTP. The fix is #ProportionalRepresentation — fix bad politics now! 🧵see below

🟥 "China: a 'peaceful rise.'" Across this series: spies convicted in London, a mega-embassy waved through, leaked docs on weapons co-development with Moscow. 'Peaceful' was never a description. It was the Chinese party-state's strategy all along. #UKChina #RedCard

🟥 "Enrich China — it'll come round." Propelling China to the 2nd-largest economy hardened its politics instead — Hong Kong crushed, spies convicted in the UK, a mega-embassy waved through. We let Beijing assert itself globally without the costs of power projection. #UKChina #RedCard

🟥 "Don't treat China like Russia and Iran." DER SPIEGEL's probe shows why that's naive: Russia & China co-operated closely in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Xi uses this nexus to assert strategic leadership against liberal democracy. China belongs on UK's FIRS Enhanced Tier. #UKChina #RedCard

🟥 "China's spy embassy: approved." Starmer folded despite MI5 and GCHQ warning risks 'cannot be wholly eliminated.' Andy Burnham promises 'a new approach to politics.' Here's a chance to show it — support the legal fight and more. #UKChina #RedCard

🟥 "Chinese green technology is just cheap." Heatwave, Middle East shock — we know it's tempting to grab cheap Chinese solar tech. But red card the Chinese 'kill switch.' 🟥 Build European industrial capacity instead — truly resilient energy security demands it. #UKChina #RedCard

🟥 "Trading with China? Just pragmatism." — Starmer sent himself and his Chancellor to Beijing as a priority. China now dominates critical mineral and tech supply chains the UK depends on. Ignoring that isn't pragmatic — it's a choice between free & open partners, or dependence on China. #UKChina

From Vienna to Westminster: why the UK's AI strategy needs to go further. Larry Ngan (Chair, @libdemshk.bsky.social ) unpacks ALDE Congress 2026, the "kill switch" risk, and what real tech resilience looks like. Full piece on Lib Dem Voice →see comments for link

🟥 "Disengaging from China? Cancel culture." — that's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper's own words, used to wave off critics of the UK's warming ties with China. Calling out #transnationalrepression isn't "cancel culture." It's basic due diligence — due diligence shouldn't need defending. #UKChina

World cup break today ⚽ Our #DemocracyResilience, #UKChina and #foreigninterference pack drops tomorrow. The final whistle hasn’t blown. GAME ON!

5 years on from Brexit, isolation hasn't made Britain safer. We're dedicated to rebuilding our relationship with the EU — because unity is how we resist authoritarian threats and break free from dependence on regimes like China. #Brexit #SingleMarket #UKChina

Farage resigned his seat this week to dodge questions about his donors. An ex-party leader jailed for foreign interference — taking Russian bribes for pro-Kremlin statements. Millions more in donations tied to Hong Kong, routed through loopholes in UK election law. Some "anti-establishment" party.

Nigel Farage is a Temu Trump who's spent his whole life dodging responsibility for his actions. He has done nothing for his constituents and instead focused on lining his own pockets. This new stunt is his latest attempt to escape consequences for his biggest grift. We won’t let him.

Nigel Farage claims to know what it is like to live under communism. But the politics he is pushing is not freedom — it is permanent grievance, personality-cult politics, and a “people versus establishment” stunt straight from the Mao Zedong playbook.

10 years since #Brexit. What have we lost? £90bn a year — the cost of the Tories' deal. Labour is rushing to Beijing for deals with an authoritarian regime instead of rebuilding ties with Europe. Only single market access puts Britain at Europe's heart. 🔶 #libdems

More schnitzel 😋 And our day out with NEOS

Celebrating our partnership with sister liberal parties at #ALDECongress Vienna '26 — from signing the Disability & Inclusion Declaration to backing Julie Smith's bid for ALDE Vice-President. And yes, we celebrated 🍾😋 with schnitzel! #libdems 🇪🇺

Mission accomplished again!!!! Huge congrats to @juliesmith.eu our candidates for ALDE election, and once again all the candidates we endorsed had been elected! #ALDE #JulieSmith4ALDEVP

Liberal Democrats leading for democracy resilience 🔶 In Europe 🔶 Fighting for Europe🔶

Honoured to help out @juliesmith.eu on her election campaign. Being the Defence spokesperson in the House of Lords, she understood what Europe needs while resisting the threat from Authoritarian Regimes. Vote for her now and bring a secured Europe! #ALDE #JulieSmithForALDEVP

#Brexit hurts democracy resilience in UK and across Europe. We missed the chance for a whole-of-society approach across Europe to protect democracy against increasingly complex threats from #China and #Russia.

10 years since #Brexit What have we lost? keep checking this space 👇

A UK-EU custom union would've closed UK's loophole exploited by Chinese companies and protect British retail jobs. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

EU ends tax loophole exploited by SHEIN, Temu, and Aliexpress

The European Union is imposing a new tax on small imports, which will heavily impact Chinese giants like SHEIN, Temu, and AliExpress. What does this mean for European consumers, product quality, and b...

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The next Labour leader must be clear in defending Britain's democracy. Andy Burnham has a chance to break with Starmer's inaction on China. The threat is on British soil — it demands a response. #transnationalrepression

A legend is - the Tuen Ng Festival 端午節 is about Qu Yuan who was falsely accused of treason & banished. Out of despair, he drowned himself into the Miluo River. 🫂People raced out to save him China wanted to skew history and claim Qu Yuan. Truth is, the same ignorance in governance is still present.