Brian Mathew MP

Ian Hislop calls arrest of man holding Private Eye cartoon at Gaza protest ‘mind-boggling’ Jon Farley arrested under Terrorism Act at Leeds demonstration for holding sign making joke about Palestine Action ban

Mind-boggling.... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Thank you!

It's on Hansard

Liberal Democrats on X: "Brian Mathew has given his maiden speech. "There is so much more we can achieve across parties by working together on issues such as health, social care, and social housing provision." @BrianMathewLD https://t.co/cykJEiThxW" / X Brian Mathew has given his maiden speech. "There is so much more we can achieve across parties by working together on issues such as health, social care, and social housing provision." @BrianMathewLD https://t.co/cykJEiThxW

A year on, what a pleasure it was to give my maiden speech in Parliament x.com/LibDems/stat...

Africa to be hit hard as UK foreign aid cuts revealed A Foreign Office report shows the biggest cuts will come in Africa with less spent on women's health and water sanitation.

For SHAME.... BBC News - Africa to be hit hard as UK foreign aid cuts revealed
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Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76, his family announces A statement from his family says Osbourne was with them and

Rest in Peace Ozzy.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...

Spoke in the IDC last week on global access to clean water & sanitation 🌍💧 WASH saves lives, helps schools & supports women’s health. UK aid must keep leading on this. No one should go without clean water in 2025. 🚰✊

Keir Starmer, we are voters in Somerset and Dorset and have sent you these letters urging you to give the #CANBill emergency debate time. We want to see real action on the climate and nature crisis.
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Voters in Barford, Yeovil 👇🏻

YouTube video by Zero Hour: Climate and Nature Bill 📝 650 letters, one message: it’s time for #REALChange 🌍 #CANBill

📝 650 letters, one message: it’s time for #REALChange.

🌍 Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall led a coalition of scientists, leaders and campaigners to deliver letters from every UK constituency to Keir Starmer—urging him to bring back the Climate and Nature Bill for a debate and vote.

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The first page of a letter to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary regarding the situation in Gaza. The letter reads: Dear Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, As I know you will agree, the suffering and carnage we have witnessed in the last 18 months across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories have shown - beyond any doubt - that only a political resolution can end the bloodshed and support a long-term peace in the Middle East. This was clear long before Hamas unleashed its horrific terrorist attack on Israel on 7th October 2023 and the Netanyahu Government's response: its devastating military campaign in Gaza and proposals for total annexation, its abhorrent blockade of aid to the Strip and its illegal expansion of settlements across the West Bank, all of which are devastating the lives and hopes of Palestinians. In the face of these realities, the Government can no longer sit on its hands and simply hope for the conditions for peace to emerge spontaneously. Indeed, while we delay, the policies advocated by extremist elements in Israel's cabinet might remove the chance of there being any Palestinian state to recognise. In these circumstances, it would be wrong to force the Palestinians to meet certain conditions to "earn" recognition. Instead, we should recognise the Palestinian right to a state. British Ministers have a unique and historic obligation to play an active role in contributing to a just, political resolution to the conflict. The durability of that resolution will depend entirely on the extent to which it can deliver justice and security for both Palestinians and Israelis.

As we have stated forthrightly over many years, Liberal Democrats believe that only a two-state solution - based on 1967 borders - can provide the framework for a sustainable peace. Next week's summit in New York - co-sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia - presents a unique opportunity to take a vital step towards building a two-state solution through issuing a joint declaration of recognition for Palestine. We were encouraged by the Foreign Secretary's statement in the House on 20 May, stating that the UK was in active discussions on this point with France and Saudi Arabia and that this had been discussed with the Saudi Arabian Prime Minister. But we are deeply concerned by reports that the ambitions of the summit have been watered down. It would be highly concerning were the UK making the case against recognition at this crucial time. For many years, Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to accept and shoulder our responsibility to the Middle East; to recognise our historic obligations to the region and act - decisivety - to help deliver the conditions for peace. Reflecting these obligations, will the Government commit at next week's summit to take the step already made by several of our allies across Europe - including Spain, Norway and Ireland last year - and formally recognise the state of Palestine along 1967 borders? Taking this step would not only give hope to millions of Palestinians and wrest control away from the extremists in Hamas but also reflect - in law - a realistic and just vision for the future of the region. formal recognition of Palestine at next week's meeting. The time for hesitation and delay is over. Now is the moment to act with courage and to do all we can to bring about that political condition of two states which we know offers the only realistic prospect of peace. Yours sincerely. The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey MP Leader of the Liberal Democrats Calum Miller MP Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson

The first of two pages of co-signatories to the letter, all Liberal Democrat MPs.

The second of two pages of co-signatories to the letter, all Liberal Democrat MPs. The letter is signed by all 72 Liberal Democrat MPs.

We in the UK have a historic responsibility in relation to Israel and Palestine, not least given our involvement in the 20th century. I am joining my @libdems.org.uk colleagues in calling for immediate formal recognition of a Palestinian state on 1967 borders.

⚡️It's time to supercharge the rural economy!

International Development Committee on X: "Today, @CommonsIDC member @BrianMathewLD held a Westminster Hall debate on US aid cuts, drawing on the committee’s work on the value for money of aid spending. You can watch the debate here: https://t.co/LQwZZzCYgS" / X Today, @CommonsIDC member @BrianMathewLD held a Westminster Hall debate on US aid cuts, drawing on the committee’s work on the value for money of aid spending. You can watch the debate here: https://t.co/LQwZZzCYgS

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Nice u-turn, Rachel Reeves MP @labouruk.bsky.social 👌

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A quote graphic of Tim Farron MP saying: "At the heart of the sewage scandal is a regulatory system which has failed." "It's going to take more than a hose down to clean up the water industry." "Liberal Democrats will continue to campaign to replace Ofwat and clean up our waterways for good."

It'll take more than a hose down to clean up the water industry.

We will continue to campaign to replace Ofwat and clean up our waterways for good.

In Cape Town. In the last photo, I'm with Revd Margaret Heyns, behind us is a stained glass window with the name of my Great Great Grandfather who helped to build St George's Anglican Cathedral. I hope to get South African perceptions on Trump's and Starmer's AID cuts while I'm here.

A pleasure to be there in solidarity with Amnesty. The abomination of Guantanamo needs to go!

An honour to take part in VE80 Day celebrations today in Melksham and Devizes. Had an interesting encounter with a sherman tank in Melksham Town Centre

🚔 Wiltshire is the 3rd lowest funded police force per head in the UK.

Along with cross-party Wiltshire MPs, I have written to the Home Secretary to highlight not only Wiltshire's under-funding but also how the funding formula, if not changed, will make us continually worse off in the years to come.

Fighting for a world with more howls 🐺

This is such sad sad news...https://x.com/CommonsIDC/status/1909634588202201231

💦 Following the government's cuts to the UK overseas aid budget, I am pushing the government to look at what can be done to improve water security in climate affected communities.

The Origins of Totalitarianism 'How could such a book speak so powerfully to our present moment? The short answer is that we, too, live in dark times' Washington Post Hannah Arendt's chilling analysis of the conditions that led to...

"The fundamental weakness of Western civilisation is empathy."
-Elon Musk

"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism."
-Hannah Arendt

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Can you spare a minute to help Brian Mathew? Demand Spotify Remove Andrew Tate’s Harmful Courses on How to Traffic Women

Take Tate Down! chng.it/6yjR45p2Kx

Good morning! In great news, Bluesky now allows 3-minute videos, so here’s your first 3-minute #OceanDevotion.

(Actually only let me upload 2:30)

Give Asylum Seekers Right To Work to Reduce Spend on Migrant Hotels, Lib Dem MP Says The government should let asylum seekers work while they await a decision on their case, a Liberal Democrat member of the international development...

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The resistance begins!